Ticks never bothered me when I lived in Iowa. My advice was to check for ticks after being outside. Brush your hair and take a shower was my protocol. Ticks then were no big deal. After getting a tick bite behind my knee where the tick embedded for 3 days, I have changed my tune. The tick became the size of a small marble and I was very ill. It was diagnosed as Colorado tick fever. I had all the symptoms outlined in this article. Now my protocol when going outside is to use Ben's Tick Repellent. It repels ticks and also insects like mosquitoes and fleas. I now think that ticks are a big deal!
Ticks never bothered me when I lived in Iowa. My advice was to check for ticks after being outside. Brush your hair and take a shower was my protocol. Ticks then were no big deal. After getting a tick bite behind my knee where the tick embedded for 3 days, I have changed my tune. The tick became the size of a small marble and I was very ill. It was diagnosed as Colorado tick fever. I had all the symptoms outlined in this article. Now my protocol when going outside is to use Ben's Tick Repellent. It repels ticks and also insects like mosquitoes and fleas. I now think that ticks are a big deal!