OT: Touch all the bases

[Shamoan]

I'm thinking of buying some land but detest chiggers and fear ticks (central Tennessee).

This board is a virtual encyclopedia of bug and insect murder of various types. Aside from Dales and mercenary mole crickets, what is the best way to keep chiggers and ticks off huge....tracts of land?

 

[EngDawg]

Grub worms

 

[Jeffreauxdawg]

Bifen XTS.

I mix 8 oz with 30 gallons of water in a pull behind sprayer. Covers 1.5 acres. Lasts 4-6 weeks. Gets ants as well.

 

[MarkDallas]

Old timers say put sulphur in your shoes.

 

[Shamoan]

I worked in land surveying in college and sulfur in socks does an incredible job at keeping pests away. The bad part is your clothes smell awful and you have the smell of sulfur lingering around all day. It beats the hell out of 30 chiggers tho. I was thinking along the lines of a guinea hen or controlled burn, but sulfur works for sure.

 

[Shamoan]

Thanks! Going to give this some research.

 

[WilCoDawg]

FYI: it’s “middle” Tennessee like the school not “central”.

 

[msu86]

When you buy this piece of land I will be glad to help you out with the turkey populations in the Spring.

 

[Clarence Boddicker]

It's the South man, you aren't getting rid of bugs across a whole swath of land, don't waste your time or money, just live with them. About the only thing you can do to keep pests away get it down to grass cutting length and mow it, but if it's woods, you're just going to have pests, that's the way it is

Coat yourself with bug spray before you go in and you'll be fine, or go in winter

 

[notoriousD_O_G]

It's the South man, you aren't getting rid of bugs across a whole swath of land, don't waste your time or money, just live with them. About the only thing you can do to keep pests away get it down to grass cutting length and mow it, but if it's woods, you're just going to have pests, that's the way it is

Coat yourself with bug spray before you go in and you'll be fine, or go in winter

Seems like it would be worth his time and money to be able to go on his place without chiggers tearing him up for half the year

 

[Dawg1979]

For your person, this **** is great. i used to cruise timber and this was the best stuff. spray on boots, around ankles, and around waist line on your clothes, and you won't get a single red bug (chigger for you yankee 17ers). try not to get it on your skin. might burn a little.

 

[Dawgtini]

For your person, this **** is great. i used to cruise timber and this was the best stuff. spray on boots, around ankles, and around waist line on your clothes, and you won't get a single red bug (chigger for you yankee 17ers). try not to get it on your skin. might burn a little.

Ditto +1. I too used to cruise timber and that was the only way to survive the south ga swamps. Spray it on your snake leggings, clothes, boots, etc. it will eat up any plastic over time, so be aware