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Safety Tips

Safety Tips. Tick Biology. and. Ticks need blood to grow and reproduce. Habitat & Hosts. Adults. Nymph. Larva. Tick Safety Tips. Before your visit: During your visit: After your visit:. Light colors, long pants / sleeves. Repellent. Center of trail. Check for ticks.

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Safety Tips

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  1. Safety Tips Tick Biology and

  2. Ticks need blood to grow and reproduce

  3. Habitat & Hosts Adults Nymph Larva

  4. Tick Safety Tips • Before your visit: • During your visit: • After your visit: Light colors, long pants / sleeves Repellent Center of trail Check for ticks Dry clothes on high heat Shower and check

  5. Removing a Tick • Get an adult as soon as possible! • Make sure they follow directions from a reliable source. • Do not squish, burn, smother or twist ticks!

  6. Ticks and Diseases • Ticks are known to spread several diseases in California. • Certain kinds (species) of ticks spread certain diseases (not every single tick is carrying a disease). • The most common disease ticks spread to people in California is called Lyme disease. • If you get bitten by a tick, tell an adult right away so that it can be properly removed as soon as possible.

  7. Example: Lyme Disease = not infected = infected • A western black-legged tick larva searches for a host. • If it bites an animal that is infected with the bacterium that causes Lyme disease, the tick can become infected. • After feeding, the infected larva molts into an infected nymph. • If an infected nymph bites a person, the person may become sick. • Infected adult ticks can also spread this disease to people.

  8. Your Activity Journal… • Pages 1-4 review what you learned in this presentation • Pages 5-8 are activities for you to complete • If you have questions, have your teacher email Eric Engh at: erice@msmosquito.com • Remember what you learned when you visit tick habitat!

  9. Tick Life Cycle Wheel Back page Wheel page (instructions) Cover page

  10. Tick Habitat Puzzle

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