I have always wondered about what is responsible for the heavy infestation of dogs with ticks because unlike cows, they are small animals. The greatest challenge when it comes to tick control is the fact that they lay eggs on matter on the ground usually in grassy areas. Even when they do fall off, they have the capacity to remain dormant for long periods of time despite the shrinking caused by starvation. It gets worse when they hide in cracks in dog kennels where they can't easily be located despite fumigation. They have an additional negative dividend in the fact that they transmit myriads of diseases. I posit that the best method of tick control is to fumigate the kennels and other dwellings with a liquid fumigant which can be delivered in form of sprays to access the various nooks and crevices where ticks are likely to hide. It has to be stated here that any ticks that survive develop a resistance to these fumigants presenting an even greater challenge to control them. A hot blow dry spray delivered through a hosepipe is an effective second lime of defence with regard to this eventuality.
