The Lyme Disease Association has as one of its goals to stop the spread of Lyme & other tick-borne diseases. Tick checks are very important to prevention as is proper tick removal The following links may be helpful in addressing the issue of Lyme disease prevention and control. Also check out our downloadable info graphic for a summer of prevention tips. LDA does not endorse or sponsor products. The material is presented to help people gain quick access to products which they may or may not choose to use.
Daniel Cameron, MD, reported in his Lyme Science blog on a study that uncovers new information about deer tick questing. The study, from the SUNY Broome Community College’s Tracy R. Curtis, et al., was published in Medical and Veterinary Entomology and looked at how adult blacklegged ticks (Ixodes scapularis) move on public trails with “increasing levels of terrain complexity with a potential host nearby.”
Controlling ticks on property is something that government entities and the general public can do to help stop the spread of Lyme and tick-borne diseases. Now we have a device backed by scientific studies published in peer-reviewed scientific journals. The device has been around a long time under a different name and has now been […]
As part of the Pentagon’s second annual “Bug Week,” an event organized to raise awareness of insects and the diseases they carry, the Defense Department announced its plans to develop a new and improved product that will eventually replace permethrin, the repellent and insecticide currently used to soak most military combat uniforms to protect against […]
Download and print prevention posters for your use! Click on the picture. Then, right mouse click over the picture. Choose “Save Picture As” and save it to your computer to print out. In English En Espanol […]
There are many different kinds of clothing available to help in tick bite prevention. One of those is chemical free – Rynoskin, which is ultralight and worn underneath regular clothing. Rynoskin prevents ticks, mosquitoes, chiggers, black flies, ants, no-see-ums, and other biting insects from entering through its clothing to reach the skin to feed/bite. […]
Learn more about Lyme disease prevention. Check out our infographic.
Tick Removal Video provided by University of Manitoba Kateryn Rochon, Ph.D., Assistant Professor – Veterinary Entomology No tick bite is a good tick bite! Frequent tick checks allow for detection of ticks quickly. The sooner a tick is removed properly, the less chance of disease transmission. Watch video below to view proper tick removal. LDA […]
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has information on products which protect you against insects and/or ticks. Check out products and compare them for hourly protection. Note that some manufacturers do not want their product protection time listed. The LDA is an EPA Pesticide Environmental Stewardship Program (PESP) partner. PESP is a program which is trying […]
Fall is here and ticks are very active. If you are planning time outdoors, you may want to consider how to prepare yourself and your family. How to dress, tick checks, property prevention and other ways to avoid tick exposure and bites can be found on the LDA website /index.php/about-lyme/prevention and on the EPA website […]
