Ticks and tick-transmitted diseases

Ticks are slow to bite, but if they do in our region there is a high risk of contracting diseases like Lyme’s. The key is to repel, kill, or find and remove them before they get the chance.

- Wear light colors to help yourself and friends on the trail spot them

- Limit their access - tuck your shirt and socks into your pants

- Permethrin when applied to outer clothing layers is effective against ticks, but also toxic to cats so take care). If you do find a tick already biting you, remove it with a quick clean pull using tweezers, a tick tool, or your fingers firmly pulling on the tick. Using fire, suffocation or similar methods increases the chance of contracting a disease because it can cause the tick to throw up”