On Your Skin. Ask your pharmacist for recommended sprays. Light colored clothing will help you detect ticks. Examine Your Skin For Deer Ticks. Spotting deer ticks is difficult because the adult is about the size of a pinhead.
Ticks usually crawl about for several hours before biting.
Although you usually won't feel tick bites, blood engorged ticks are easier to spot. If you find a tick, time is on your side. Experts believe Lyme Disease is transmitted only after many hours of feeding. Remove attached ticks with fine tweezers by gently, repeatedly and patiently tugging at the point where their mouths enter the skin. Save ticks in a sealed jar of alcohol.