the DR was obviously not an outdoors person. That is the incorrect way to remove ticks. You see the tick gets agitated and then vomits into your body........ thus increasing your chances of contracting any disease it was carrying.
Suck it up buttercup.......... grab them real quick with your fingers or tweezers and pull them out. Less chance of it regurgitating into your bloodstream. My wife hates therm and uses needle nose pliers so she doesn't have to touch them. Ill look for the link if y'all want.
This yr was the worst yr I have seen for ticks. In a 4hr period I would pick 100's of ticks off me. And for the next few days I would find them on me....... probabley from the inside of my car.
I take some steps to prevent them from getting in the house too. Get undressed outside and put your clothes in a garbage bag. DO NOT wash....... throw them in the tub filled with water. Once submerged these little buggers will try and get out. Take them out and kill them. then wash your clothes. The reason you don't wash your clothes is they will crawl out while your clothes are still in the wash and climb the wash barrel......... your wife/parents/roomates will be none too pleased
my .02 cents