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Reducing tick density along recreational trails in Ottawa, Canada (sciencedirect.com)
opwieurposiu 3 days ago [-]
If you are out in the woods and you come upon a roughly circular area of crushed down grass, that is a deer bed. Try and avoid walking through it, deer beds are full of ticks.

The deer trails are a lot harder to avoid.

umpalumpaaa 38 minutes ago [-]
I avoid grass all together- especially in the woods.
Insanity 14 minutes ago [-]
Or avoid the trails all-together. Given the 30th anniversary of Trainspotting this seems relevant: https://youtu.be/xtbS_PdA198?si=8ba8Fp8_uzdpIq6J.

I’m pretty wary of ticks, when you go for hikes just do a body check after. Also, I tend to go with long pants (even in summer, I dislike bugs more than the sweat).

Plus a lightweight windbreaker can help to cover upper body. Plus it limits sun exposure which is also harmful.

beautiful_apple 29 minutes ago [-]
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