Ticks can transmit diseases like Lyme disease, which requires a tick to be embedded for over 36 hours to pose a risk.

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Avery also recommended using permethrin to treat clothing, stating that ticks will die after crossing treated fabric. "When ...

Avery also recommended using permethrin to treat clothing, stating that ticks will die after crossing treated fabric. "When ...

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Climate change is making tick-borne illnesses more common, which makes tick prevention strategies even more critical.

If you’re headed out into the great (and buggy) outdoors, you’re probably packing some bug spray to keep mosquitoes and ticks away. But wearing bug-repellent clothing can offer an additional ...

BUG SEASON IS BACK, AND LET’S FACE IT, NO ONE WANTS TO BE A MOSQUITOES DINNER. CONSUMER REPORTS JUST RELEASED ITS LATEST ...

Once the tick is removed from the skin, the DEP advises washing the area with soap and water and disinfecting the bite site.

Tumble dry clothes in a dryer on high heat for 10 minutes to kill ticks on dry clothing after you come indoors. If the clothes are damp, additional time may be needed.

Wearing long clothing, using tick repellents and checking for ticks after outdoor activity are precautionary steps to take to protect yourself from tick-borne illnesses.

Even in northern-tier Midwestern states, ticks are active and crawling for seven months or more yearly, and smart hunters everywhere will take precautions to prevent disease-carrying tick bites. I’ve ...