There are lots of bugs out there, and there are very few of them that many of us want crawling over our body; but out of all these bugs, ticks are definitely some of the worst! After all, ticks to more than just crawl on your body; they try to make your body their new home! They live off of your blood, and they can be nearly impossible to get rid of once they have made a home! After all, the only way to kill a tick is to burn them or drown them, and even if you pluck them off you, they will continue to harm you. Because of this, your best bet is to keep ticks off your body altogether if you want to keep them from making their home on your body. p /Of course, you will have no real problem staying away from ticks if you do not have pets and if you are not the outdoorsy type. But it can be far more difficult to keep ticks off you if you enjoy hiking or camping; if you want to keep ticks away, here are a few tips to remember. p /Firstly, you need to know that the two places where you are most likely to get ticks from is from trees and tall grass. Although you can hardly avoid trees if you are hiking or camping, you can cut in half the chances of tick exposure by avoiding jaunts through tall grass. p /You should also aim to wear pants and long sleeves; you might think this will keep you too hot, but there are plenty of performance apparel items that keep you cool. At the very least, you should keep the lower half of your body protected by making sure you wear pants. p /There are also bug sprays, such as @@AMAZONTEXT;B002CMOPHS;Sawyer Maxi Deet Insect Repellent@@, that repel ticks in addition to mosquitos, gnats, chiggers, and fleas. If you spray this on your exposed skin before heading out into the great outdoors, you will be in much better shape to ward off ticks! p /Of course, you should still give your body a thorough check when you get home – even if you have taken these measures; but you should be fine, as long as you have followed these tips. p /@@ADSENSE@@.
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