A string loop typically slips up the tick body and squeezes it, increasing regurgitation rather than freeing the mouthparts.
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DO NOT tie thread or string around an attached tick to lasso and pull it.
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It is hard to seat the loop tightly at the mouthparts; it tends to ride up onto the engorged body, where tightening it squeezes the tick like a tube of toothpaste.
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That squeeze can inject pathogen-rich saliva and gut contents into the wound.
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Use fine-tipped tweezers instead, grasping at the head as close to the skin as possible.