Emphasize public awareness programs to educate troops, dependents, civilian employees and visitors on personal protective measures and Lyme disease. Making available for viewing video and 35mm slide format presentations on Lyme disease that are available from this Activity. Emphasize tick habitat avoidance and the proper wearing of clothing and use of repellents. Avoid high tick population areas for troop training or recreation. Such areas can be identified by dragging or flagging for ticks prior to use.
Surveillance is necessary due to the patchy distribution of A. americanum.
Tick infestations should be verified via tick flagging or dragging prior to habitat modification. Availability and current pricing can be obtained by calling the DGSC at DSN 695-4865. Seventy-five percent of the can is used to apply to the field uniform, and the remainder is used to treat mosquito netting. The product provides protection from ticks and mosquitoes through six normal launderings. The contents are added to 2 gallons of water and applied with the 2-gallon sprayer from a field sanitation kit at a pressure of 50 pounds per square inch to field uniforms, mosquito netting, and tent fabric to provide protection from ticks, biting flies, and other insects.