Using bug spray is another important strategy, as is keeping your yard unfriendly to mosquitoes and ticks. Permethrin-treated clothing, first developed by the military a few decades ago ...

Unlike repellants, permethrin actually kills ticks. If you know you were exposed to ticks, put your exposed clothing directly into the dryer on high heat for 20 minutes to kill any ticks.

Permethrin-treated clothing appears to be used less often than other measures, such as skin-applied repellents and tick checks, according to a 2022 analysis by the Centers for Disease Control and ...

Powassan encephalitis and Rocky Mountain spotted fever, two serious tick-borne diseases, have been identified in Minnesota residents, state health officials said today. More commonly occurring ...