• Wear light-coloured clothing outdoors. It makes ticks easier to spot.
• Wear long pants and a long-sleeved shirt, to reduce skin exposure.
• Wear socks and close toe shoes.
• Use a tick repellent that contains DEET or lcaridin and follow the manufacturer’s directions for application. Apply the repellent to your skin and outer clothing, but avoid your eyes and mouth, as well as cuts and scrapes. Do not use these products on your pets.
• Consult with your veterinarian on the safe use of tick repellent products on your pets
• Check and recheck yourself, children and pet for ticks.
• Avoid areas known to be infested with ticks when possible.
• Shower or bathe within two hours of being outdoors to wash away loose ticks.
• After outdoor activity put clothes in a dryer on high heat for at least 10 minutes to kill any ticks.

For more information, please visit: https://www.hamilton.ca/people-programs/public-health/environmental-health-hazards/animal-insect-related-diseases/lyme#prevention