Here you can find information on how to protect yourself from ticks. Click on the images below to enlarge.
Avoid known tick areas when possible (Stay on the trail! Most ticks live under leaves in the woods or on plants surrounding fields)
Wear long sleeve shirt and pants (tucked into socks) when walking in the woods and in fields.
Wear light colored clothing to help spot ticks. Treating Clothin with 0.5% Premethrin will repel ticks and last for multiple washes.
Perform tick checks after entering an area that may contain ticks.
Dry Clothes after returning home. Tumble clothing on high heat for 10 minutes will kill any ticks still remaining after your initial check.
Shower using a wash cloth to dislodge unattached ticks.
When removing a tick, use tweezers to grasp near the mouth (as close to the skin as possible).
Remember to disinfect the bite
Record the date and location of the bite to monitor yourself for symptoms over the next few weeks.
A bite mark can be properly identified even after a bite has offoured by the marking of the rash (warning graphic images below)
A spiders bite forms fluid filled bumps at the site of the bite
Tick bites (lesions) resemble a "bulls-eye" or a raised expanding solid patch
Insect bites result in itchy or red raised skin reactions
Bee bites result in pain and a large amount of swelling in the area