For a lot of Albertans, summertime activities include things like camping and hiking in the great outdoors. The main reason is that ticks are capable of transmitting diseases to humans such as Lyme Disease, Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever, Tularemia and others. These diseases can be spread by the bite of a tick found in the woods or in your own backyard. Wild animals can bring the tick from heavily wooded environments into suburban backyards. People and pets then can carry ticks indoors.
Ticks then cling to the host and crawl upwards to find a place to attach and feed.
How to avoid tick bites 1. Tuck slacks into high socks or put elastic or tape around your cuffs to keep ticks from crawling under your clothing. Wear light coloured clothes to make ticks easier to find. Treat your clothing with insect repellant at any tick entry points such as arm or leg holes. If You Find a Tick Attached to your Skin Remove attached tick at once with fine jaw tweezers.