Five tips for protecting your family from ticks that transmit Lyme Disease

A brief description of measures to reduce the risk of Lyme disease transmission. These steps include both personal protection measures and landscape alterations.

Bemidji, MN (PRWEB) June 11, 2004 -- According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, most cases of Lyme disease are reported in June through August (http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5102a3.htm). Here are some steps you can take to protect yourself and your family from Lyme disease at this critical time of the year.

1) When you go outside, use DEET-containing repellents or wear clothing that has been sprayed with a pesticide labeled for use on clothing.

2) Promptly remove any ticks you find embedded in your skin, using a tweezers or a purpose-designed tick-removal tool.

3) Remove leaves from lawns and adjacent wooded areas.

4) Put a three-foot wide barrier of gravel between your lawn and wooded areas.

5) Consult your local extension agent or pest control professional about new methods for controlling ticks on deer and mice.

Excerpted from a new book entitled Ticks Off! Controlling Ticks That Transmit Lyme Disease on Your Property." by Patrick Guilfoile, Ph.D. More information on this book is available at www.tickbook.com

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