Increasing your knowledge about ticks and tick encounters will make you better prepared to protect yourself and others.
The Tick Encounter Resource Center (TERC) “Think TICK...Take Action! Toolbox” is full of strategies for tick bite protection and disease prevention.
![]() TweezersUse pointy tweezers for safe removal. |
![]() InspectCheck your body for ticks at least once a day. |
![]() Clothing RepellentUse repellents with permethrin on clothing, not skin. |
![]() Kill the crittersSpray the tick habitat around the perimeter of your yard. |
Would you like to make appropriate tick-borne diseases prevention programming more widely available? If you answered yes to these questions, please consider supporting the Tick Encounter Resource Center at the University of Rhode Island. Proceeds help support tick-bite prevention programs.