Tick Kit – Make One for Your Family Today
This post contains affiliate links. Please see the disclosure and privacy policy for more information. With spring upon us, it is time to start enjoying fun outdoor activities and, unfortunately, also worrying about bugs. In particular, ticks are a concern when venturing outside. Ticks are small arachnids that are ectoparasites that live by feeding on the blood of mammals, such as pets and humans. Ticks tend to be present in fields, woods, long grass, trees, under leaves, around stone walls and wood piles, and other outdoor spaces. Some ticks can carry pathogens that can cause human diseases. Although Lyme disease is the most commonly known, ticks can transmit a number of different tick-borne diseases. It is always best to be prepared for tick season, and the best way to do that is to prepare a tick kit. The tick kit should be easy to access and easy to use so that the tick can be easily and quickly removed. I like to keep a tick kit in the house and one in the car. This way the...