Tick Prevention Tips

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[00:00:00.00] Logo, LL Bean. a drawing of a tick. Text, tick prevention tips. Garrick, L.L. Bean customer and outdoor lover. A young man enters and sets his backpack on a hook. He stands behind a counter with outdoor gear and insect repellent cans.

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[00:00:02.76] Hi, I'm Garrick. I love to spend time outside. But I do not love dealing with bugs. As important as these little guys and gals are, I don't want them on me, especially ticks which can carry Lyme and other diseases. And when it comes to tick prevention tips, I go to the experts. Speaking of experts, hi, Maddie.

[00:00:20.58] Hi, Garrick.

[00:00:21.33] Why

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[00:00:21.33] Maddie enters and gives Garrick a high five. Text, Maddie, outdoor discovery programs instructor.

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[00:00:21.45] don't you introduce yourself?

[00:00:22.75] My name is Maddie. I'm an instructor with LL Bean's Outdoor Discovery Programs. So I have a lot of experience getting people comfortable in the outdoors.

[00:00:30.69] Great, let's get to it.

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[00:00:32.58] A person dressed as a tick spins around and accidentally bumps into the microphone boom. Text, gear to avoid ticks. A light jacket with a tan outer shell.

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[00:00:33.97] So Maddie, what's special about these clothes?

[00:00:36.69] Well, Garrick, you might be able to keep ticks off of you by wearing tick repellent clothing. It's so easy. You simply put on the clothes. And that can help to deter or kill ticks before they get to your skin.

[00:00:47.28] Cool, so how does that work?

[00:00:49.48] Well, these LL Bean Insect Shields and No Fly Zone clothes have Permethrin. Permethrin is a synthetic version of a natural bug repellent that's produced by chrysanthemums. And it's built right into the fabric. It's an effective bug repellent. And it can last for up to 70 washings. You can spray Permethrin on clothing yourself, following all the instructions and warnings on the label. But you have to be diligent. It can be hard to apply it evenly. And it won't last as long as the factory-treated clothing.

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[00:01:17.87] The person dressed as a tick approaches the counter and pushes the clothing onto the floor cautiously.

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[00:01:22.15] These look like they'll keep out a lot of bugs.

[00:01:24.63] Yeah, exactly. When you're choosing clothing you want to go for long sleeves and long pants. The less exposed skin, the better. You should also consider light colored clothing because it will be easier to see the ticks.

[00:01:34.78] OK, and for any skin that you can't cover?

[00:01:37.83] You're going to want to use insect repellent. The CDC recommends using EPA-registered insect repellents with any of these ingredients: DEET, picaridin, IR3535, oil of lemon eucalyptus, para-menthane-diol, or 2-undecanone.

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[00:01:56.69] The tick sprays one of the cans and drops it immediately.

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[00:01:58.51] OK, so that's long sleeves, pants, insect repellent clothing, and insect repellent.

[00:02:05.10] You got it. Combine all of those pieces of gear together, and you should have a pretty good shield against ticks and other bugs.

[00:02:11.04] Right on. Let's gear up!

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[00:02:13.24] They jump and now they are wearing the tick repellent clothing.

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[00:02:14.19] So we're ready to head outside, right?

[00:02:15.84] Almost. Your tick repellent clothing is going to be a lot more effective if the ticks can't get up underneath it. So when you're heading outside, you want to tuck your pants into your socks. You can also take your long sleeves and pull the cuff up your forearm so it's nice and tight.

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[00:02:30.94] The tick finds a sign that says tic habitat and pulls it out surreptitiously.

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[00:02:34.94] OK, so this clothing and spray can deter ticks from getting on us. But how do we avoid running into ticks in the first place?

[00:02:42.03] Well, ticks love areas like brush, tall grasses, leaf litter, and overgrown trails.

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[00:02:48.26] A metal pot with tall grasses. A collection of dried leaves.

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[00:02:48.62] So it's best to avoid those places and stay on the mowed, clear trails so they have fewer places to hide.

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[00:02:55.04] Text, do a tick check.

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[00:02:56.00] Every time you go inside, you should do a full check on yourself and your pets as soon as possible. Make sure that you pay close attention to some of ticks' favorite hiding spots like in your hair, behind your ears, around your waist, and behind your knees.

[00:03:11.28] So what am I looking for in a tick check? What do ticks actually look like?

[00:03:15.03] Well, there's many different types of ticks. A few that commonly bite humans are the black-legged or deer tick. It's

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[00:03:21.73] Images of ticks.

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[00:03:22.04] an orange brown with dark legs and about an 1/8 of an inch long. We also have the Lone Star ticks. They're reddish brown. They have a white dot on their back. And they're about a quarter of an inch long. And lastly, there's the American dog ticks. They're model dark brown. They're flat and oval and about a quarter of an inch long.

[00:03:41.81] Ugh, I don't want any of those on me. What do I do if I find one?

[00:03:45.74] Well, if you find one on you that hasn't bitten you yet, you can simply go outside and brush it off.

[00:03:51.54] And if it has bitten me?

[00:03:53.66] Ticks can be easy to remove with fine tip tweezers. For specific instructions on how to identify and remove ticks and for more information about ticks and tick-borne diseases, you can visit the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's website, at cdc.gov/ticks.

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[00:04:10.29] A sign in the brush that reads warning tick habitat.

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[00:04:12.95] For more outdoor tips, visit our Get Outside Guide at llbean.com/outside. We'll see you out there.

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[00:04:22.00] The tick hides behind the pot of tall grass and shuffles back-and-forth in front of the camera..

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