Ticks
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 | Ticks are becomming more common throughout the UK and increasingly they carry with them the risk of infection with Lyme Disease.
The best defence is to try and keep them at bay with a combination of insect repellent and protective clothing, but if any of them do make it through your defences a tick removal tool could come in very handy....
Click here to find out more about ticks and how to remove them... |
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Ticks are spider-like insects that attach themselves with their mouth parts to the skin of a host and then feed on its blood.
Not very pleasant, but a Tick Remover or Tick Tweezers will help you to remove them quickly and effectively. |
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Ticks are becoming quite a problem throughout Northern Europe and beyond, and there also seems to be an increasingly high incidence of them carrying and transmitting infectious diseases such as Lyme disease. Fortunately though there a number of good repellents available. |
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Care Plus Bug Sox are impregnated with HealthGuard - a revolutionary product that helps to protect against ticks over a prolonged period of time. Tests with HealthGuard have shown it to be 90% effective against blood sucking insects such as ticks and leeches. For extended protection you have to go a long way to beat a pair of Tick Proof Over Socks. |
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Permethrin is an insecticide that kills most insects on contact and hence it's ideal for treating clothing in tick infested areas.
It can also be used to treat tents and mosquito nets to improve their effectiveness.
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