Take this serious. Take it from me, a former thru-hiker who wishes he could still hike........Lyme destroys lives.

The video was not very explicit about the steps of prevention, but did cover what to do. The video from 4:31-4:56 describes wearing full length pants, tucked into boots, wearing gaiters, and treating all of your clothing and boots with permethrin. Permethrin is sprayed onto clothing (not skin) and allowed to dry. This is also used on camping ground cloths, backpacks, tents, bivvys, etc. It is a chemical that is based on pyrethrins that are in the marigold family, and kills bugs. You may need to apply it once a month (or more often) if your clothing gets washed or soaked with water. Apply DEET to your skin to ward off all kinds of insects. DEET is an irritant to bugs and keeps them from landing on you, whereas permethrin doesn't irritate them, it kills them when they crawl onto treated clothing. Be careful with permethrin. Don't breathe it in, or apply to your skin as it does have toxicity to humans, but won't harm you once it is dry (unless you chew on your clothing for some reason). It is toxic to cats while wet. The clothes should be off your body when sprayed, sprayed until damp (not drenched), and allowed to dry completely before using the clothes.

Thanks! Very important to be aware of the risk that you face outdoors, from the hiking trail to your own home garden and yard! And how to protect yourself!

I remember camping with a group and this guy said "Oh no! There's a tick on my (rhymes with tick)!". Thought he was joking but he wasn't. Scary!

I fear ticks before I fear death. Obviously tick borne illnesses are a huge factor but everything about ticks and the way they look and move their body scares me to the core. I’m TERRIFIED of ticks to the point I don’t want to walk under trees or go deep into nature. I want to start hiking and biking the safest way I possibly can

Thanks for the video, here in Germany we get tick season and its horrible . had one on my back got it out 17 hours later and I was lucky not to have lyme, I now use Phermethrin on my clothes and put my pants inside my shoes.

I'm worried not enough people know about Phermethrin. It 100% solves the problem of lyme disease contraction and yet awareness of the chemical for this purpose seems very low to me. This spring/summer thousands more will contract the disease ( and possibly the life-destroying variant that is chronic ) and it could all be prevented if people just knew to buy a $12 bottle of this chemical and treated their clothes before going out this season...

Excellent video... Well done!

Excellent video! Unfortunately, I got Lyme Disease in 2012. My reoccurring fever was so high and body aches so bad I ended up in hospital multiple days. I tested negative for Lyme Disease then, but tested positive two months later when antibodies could be measured. I was given antibiotics but it did not clear it up completely. I did not realize that for awhile though. By 2015 the continuing Lyme Disease affected my brain (caused brain lesions) and nervous system so bad the doctors thought at first I had MS. I was put on intravenous antibiotics this time for a couple months. The Lyme Disease is no longer active but the damage is permanent. Lyme Disease is no joke. Wear bug spray!

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They drop from trees as they see you passing. When I catch one, I permanently seal them in scotch tape. Toss em in the trash.

Very helpful. Thank you.

Great video.

Every time i hike i always keep ticks in mind. As i look down the trail i just know theyre out there somewhere, and theyre hungry. Im wary of brushing up against any type of bush.

The first guy has Lymes disease and yet he is walking through tall grass in shorts in the next scene. Are you immune to Lymes since you already had it? Am I missing something?

TALL GRASSES AND LEAF LITTER ARE THE COMMON AREA FOR TICKS.

I walked nj and ny with full length pants and phermetherin treatment and did not find one tick on me

Ticks can't bite through cloth or nylons. There are track pants made of light material suitable for summer wear. You have to weigh the risk of contracting a life-altering, life-threatening disease against being fully protected by dressing properly.

I’ve spent my whole life in the country side and never had one on me ! Some people go for a walk once and get double figures on them , why ?

I visited our hunting club a couple of weeks ago and my wife pulled the tick off at 3AM. I took a chance and wore my hunting duds. I actually solved my tick problem with a set of Dickies overalls with or without Peritremin or however you spell it. Of course, it's best with...pants tucked into the boots. Unfortunately it wears like a spacesuit and it's *HOT* in the summer. I nearly had a dang heat stroke working on food plots last year. Noseeums are nearly as bad as ticks for me and we have those as well. I fear them both worse than snakes. So from now on spacesuit, Perithremin (whatever) and I'm going to try something new this year for the collars and sleeves called Picaridin. Beats absorbing all that DEET. The video here featuring the fellow walking around in his shorts in the woods did nothing to raise my estimate of the validity of the effort.

I sprayed my self my clothing I love taking nature photos but just found another tick on me going to wear gators the next time out!! First year I have ever had them on me! I question the spray on clothing ?

Probably been bit 350 times. Really lucky, been looking into new strategies at repealing them. Worried about my gear mostly

I wear dog collars around both ankles, duct tape, and neem oil on my neck and arms.

I would question wearing shorts and short sleeves in tick country. Long pants should be tucked into socks etc. Use permethrin treated socks and footwear. No repellent works well against ticks.

Did ancient people get tick bites and Lyme disease ?

On a recent camping trip I used both permethrin and picariden. I got a suspicious bite on the back of my neck and now lymey symptoms, I just got healthy enough to go out again.

Why the need for that annoying background music building and building as if toward an epic creshendo?

Guy got lyme and is wearing shorts LOL

I got bit by a tick 10 days ago. It's a giant red mess now. I have done everything natural and am on doxyxyclomine. I would like some discussion on what I can do to completely stop this. That's what I'm trying to do before it gets bad and takes hold of me completely. I started having symptoms on day 2 and it's been hard just these few days. I started not feeling as bad yesterday. I been taking natural things and would like to know other natural ways to deal with this. Nat Anne Toth Flatt on Facebook. Or Explorr1 .

Prometheryn? Spelling?

should I put this chemical on my skin when I have never been bit by a tick in 5 years of day hiking?

Where is the vaccine, there was one, toke it off the market

You people are mumbling. What are you callings this prevention? Prometheryn? Spelling?