BE TICK AWARE
AVOID areas where ticks live. Ticks thrive in wood piles, long grass, leaf piles, and beach grass.
WEAR light-colored clothing: long pants, sleeves, socks, and closed-toe shoes.
APPLY EPS-approved tick repellent (such as DEET or picaridin) and
insecticide (such as permethrin) to skin, clothing, and shoes as
directed.
REMOVE clothing upon entering the home; toss into dryer at high temperature for 10-15 minutes.
EXAMINE yourself and your pets for ticks daily. Check everywhere — ticks love to hide!
HIGH RISK ACTIVITIES FOR TICK BITES
High-Risk to Moderate Risk Outdoor Activities
Any activity that exposes you to areas where ticks like to live like
the woods, grassy or leafy areas, including beach grass. If you enjoy
sitting in the grass for a concert, picnic, campfires, or to relax, take
proper precautions to be tick safe. Remember ticks like moist, shaded
areas.
High-Risk Activities include, but are not limited to the following:
Camping
Hiking
Walking on trails
Off-road biking
Hunting
Fishing
Golf.......where I got the nymph that infected me 😡
Baseball
Gardening
Playing in the leaves
Horseback riding
Grass Cutting
Moderate outdoor activities include enjoying activities that put you in
contact with grassy areas exposes you to ticks. Activities like sitting
in the grass for a concert, picnic, or gazing at the stars/moon,
campfires, walks on the beach or in the park, dog walking, climbing sand
dunes, cutting the grass, and many other activities that involve the
great outdoors.
Pets and other outdoor animals increase your risk for a tick bite. CJECK YOUR PETS IMMEDIATELY when they come indoors.
-Global Lyme Alliance
