With more people flocking outdoors, myFM wants everyone to be tick safe this summer season.
Make it harder for ticks to bite by wearing light coloured long sleeve shirts and pants, use bug spray with DEET, and walk on cleared pathways.
When you get home from having fun in the sun, don’t forget to check your body for ticks.
The bites are tiny, and usually painless, so feel your skin for bumps, and see if there are any tiny black dots, also don’t forget to check your pets.
If you find a tick carefully remove it to reduce the risk of infection.
A link to a video that will show you how to remove ticks can be found here.
Written by Rob Ross
