Aug 28, 2024 · Avoid contact with ticks. Avoid wooded and brushy areas with high grass and leaf litter. Walk in the center of trails. Use Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)-registered …

Apr 16, 2025 · Using the right insect repellent and other preventive actions can discourage ticks, mosquitoes, and other biting insects from landing on you. Tips include avoiding tick habitats …

May 22, 2025 · Whenever possible, reduce the amount of exposed skin near plants and brush. For hiking, gardening, camping, and the like, wear long pants, a shirt with sleeves, and a hat. …

May 8, 2025 · Twice daily tick checks, the right bug sprays and long pants can help you prevent tick-borne diseases. Ticks are small arachnids that you can find in grassy, overgrown and …

Jun 27, 2025 · Learn effective ways to prevent ticks through smart clothing, safe repellents, simple landscaping and daily habits that lower bite risk.

Sep 22, 2024 · You can take several steps to prevent ticks, their bites, and the illnesses they spread, like Lyme disease. Here’s everything you need to know.

Maliha Ilias, Ph.D., Lyme Disease Research Program Officer in NIAID's Division of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, said it is important to prevent ticks from coming into contact with your …

Jun 28, 2025 · Use tweezers to remove the tick and grasp it as close to the skin as possible to pull from the head. If you don’t have them handy, you can also use your fingernails, the edge of a …

Apr 28, 2023 · So avoiding tick hotspots is an effective way to prevent tick bites. Ticks can cling to tall grasses but are usually no more than 24 inches off the ground. Otherwise, they will remain …

But it's important to avoid tick bites so you can avoid diseases such as Lyme disease that the tick may pass on during feeding and avoid a skin infection from a bite. Try these tips for avoiding …