Tick Experts Are Revealing The 6 Things They’d Never, Ever Do Outdoors

“And then folks will probably be seeing more products with IR3535, that’s a product that was developed and has been used in Europe for the last decade or two, and is now kind of starting to make its way over to the States and seeing it in some combined products, like sunscreen and insect repellent,” noted Bazzoli.

To deter ticks even more, a bug repellent that can be sprayed onto your clothes will kill ticks on contact, according to Shapiro. It’s called permethrin and can be found online at stores like Amazon, in addition to outdoor gear stores like REI.

“The spray is not toxic to humans, but it can actually kill ticks when they get onto the clothes, and so that’s an extra layer of prevention. If the ticks get onto the clothes, then they can be prevented from getting onto the skin and attaching,” Solomon added.

3. Don’t wander through tall grass.

“Ticks love high grasses, wooded areas, especially the interface between wooded and more open areas,” said Bazzoli. Shapiro added that ticks tend to get on the “ends of blades of grass, and they have sensor organs under their legs, and they clamp onto warm-blooded things that pass by.”