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What about clothing? If you're covered head to toe, can they still get you?
by rubicon33 7y ago
What about clothing? If you're covered head to toe, can they still get you?
- learc83 7y agoDepends on what you're covered in. A hazmat suit--probably not, but otherwise yes. One trick is tuck your pants into your socks and coat your clothes in pyrethrin.
- black6 7y agoIn my experience they prefer to get under clothing, especially in tight spaces like between you and the waistband of your underwear, or a hatband, etc. They’re small and light enough that it’s hard to perceive the difference between a tick and your clothing rubbing against your body when they’re moving.
- JshWright 7y agoWear light colored clothes, including pants (long sleeves are less important). Tuck your pants into your socks. Treat your clothes with permethrin (permethrin treatments will persist across several washings) and treat your skin with picardin. I spend a lot of time in the woods, in tick prone areas, and have a lot of success with the methods described.