Have you been attacked by ticks this summer?
Have you been attacked by ticks this summer? Ticks are arthropods and a member of the class Arachnid, which includes scorpions, daddy longlegs, spiders and mites, according to the James River Association. There is plenty more info in the blog post by the JRA’s Judith Warrington: Three of the most common ticks in the James River […]
Have you been attacked by ticks this summer? Ticks are arthropods and a member of the class Arachnid, which includes scorpions, daddy longlegs, spiders and mites, according to the James River Association.
There is plenty more info in the blog post by the JRA’s Judith Warrington:
Three of the most common ticks in the James River Watershed are the Lone Star tick (a potential carrier of Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever), the Brown dog tick (not known to carry any diseases in Virginia) and the tiny Blacklegged or Deer tick, which is found primarily in northern and eastern sections of Virginia. This tick is a potential vector for Lyme disease.
The Virginia Cooperative Extension at Virginia Tech offers these recommendations:
- Do a “tick check” immediately after being outdoors or every four hours.
- Stay out of tick infested areas such as tall grass and dense vegetation.
- Wear light-colored clothing so ticks can be easily spotted and removed.
- Wear a long sleeve shirt.
- Use an insect repellent that contains at least 30% DEET.
- Check your dog for ticks.
- Learn the proper way to remove a tick. How you remove it can increase or decrease your chances of infection!
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