We just went camping for the Memorial Day Weekend. For the most part it was nice, quiet, beautiful and HOT, but what grossed me out was the tick I found on my husband. Then on the last day we found a tick on my daughter!! I ran out of bug spray on the last day. I actually didn't get bit! WOW bugs usually like me. Is there any spray, home remedy, wear garlic around your neck? Anything that can help repel TICKS??? That really wigged me out, because of Lime Disease!! Yuck!
Here's what I found on one site:
First I went to work on our clothes. I sprayed our shirts, pants, socks and shoes with Duranon. This stuff repels and kills ticks, chiggers, mosquitoes, and other biting insects. Once applied to your outer clothing (you can't use it on your skin), it dries into a safe chemical barrier against these annoying and disease-causing insects.
Next, I coated every exposed skin surface with Buzz Away. This safe and effective bug repellent contains old-fashioned citronella. It does a marvelous job of keeping the ticks, chiggers and mosquitoes away from bare skin. And it's safe enough to use on your kids sensitive skin (no toxic DEET).
Although, if any of your kids put their shirts in their mouths, like mine do, I would stay away from the first one!
Another site:
When in tick habitat (grassy, brushy, or woodland areas), several precautions can minimize your chances of being bitten by a tick.
- Tuck your pant legs into your socks. Tuck your shirt into your pants. Deer ticks grab onto feet and legs and then climb up. This precaution will keep them on the outside of your clothes, where they can be spotted and picked off.
- Wear light colored clothing. Dark ticks can most easily be spotted against a light background.
- Inspect your clothes for ticks often while in tick habitat. Have a companion inspect your back.
- Wear repellents, applied according to label instructions. Application to shoes, socks, cuffs, and pant legs are most effective against deer ticks.
- Inspect your head and body thoroughly when you get in from the field. Have a companion check your back, or use a mirror.
- When working in tick habitat on a regular basis, do not wear work clothing home. This will reduce the chances of bringing ticks home and exposing family members.
1200 mg/day garlic capsules
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The garlic capsules were found to reduce the risk of tick bites by 21%.
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camping for the first time.....
- aebrown
on May. 29, 2008 at 9:24 AM