•Wear thick gloves, especially when working with brush, leaves, or logs. • Apply an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)-registered insect re- pellent spray.* Look for products that contain DEET, Oil of Lemon, Eucalyptus, para-menthane-diol, picaridin, IR3535, or 2-undecanone. Focus on spraying the ankles, waist- line, wrists, and neck. *Note: If you’re also planning to wear sunscreen, apply the sunscreen first then spray yourself with an insect re- pellent for best results. Additional Tick Bite Prevention Tips Thierbach knows all too well what it’s like to come home after a job covered in ticks. “My husband and I were on a consulting job together. I had my hair up in a pony- tail and a hat on. My husband also had a hat on, and he’s bald,” she recalled.
With rising global concern for Alpha-gal syndrome and Lyme disease, tree workers should consider proper PPE to avoid the risk of a tick bite.
“When we got in the car, I looked down and had ticks crawling on my shirt. When I took off my hat, there were ticks everywhere. They were in my pants and in the tiniest places. Oh, it gives me the heebie geebies just to think about it!”
To prevent ticks from latching, Thier- bach encourages removing all work clothing, shaking them out, and per- forming a full-body tick check as soon as you arrive home. Also, carefully ex- amine all gear for ticks. This includes helmets, backpacks, coats, boots, etc.
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