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​Pr​evention of Tickborne Diseases

• Look for ticks in late spring through early fall, when they are most active.
• Limit direct contact with ticks by avoiding wooded and brushy areas with high grass and leaf litter. Also, walk in the center of trails.
• Wear long pants and long sleeves to help keep ticks off your body.
  
• Tuck shirts into pants, and pants into socks, to keep ticks on the outside of clothing.​
  
• ​Wear light colored clothing to help spot ticks more easily.
  
• Use Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)​ registered insect repellents containing
  • DEET​;
  • picaridin;
  • IR3535
  • Oil of Lemon Eucalyptus (OLE)
  • Paraomenthane-diol (PMD)
  • 2-undecanone 
• Use repellent ​on exposed skin for protection that lasts several hours. Always follow product instructions. 
  • ​Parents should apply repellent to their children, avoiding hands, eyes, and mouth.
• Clothing may be pre-tre​​ated by using products that contain permethrin. 
  • ​Treat clothing and gear, such as boots, pants, socks and tents with products containing 0.5% permethrin, which remains protective through several washings. 
  • Alternatively, clothing pre-treated with permethrin may be purchased.
• To ensure elimination of ticks from clothing:
  • Wash clothing in hot water.
    
  • Cold and medium temperature water will not kill ticks effectively.
  • If it is not possible to wash clothes in hot water then tumble dry on low heat for 90 minutes or high heat for 60 minutes.
  • For dry clothing, tumble dry clothes in a dryer on high heat for 10 minutes to kill ticks.
  • If the clothes are damp, additional drying time may be needed. The clothes should be warm and completely dry.