If 2023 was any indication, 2024 very well may be the worst tick season ever. Ticks are moving. They’re showing up in places never seen before. One researcher reported finding free-ranging black-legged ticks in Saskatchewan in 2023, something never before observed. Time to prepare. SickTick can help
You may have noticed the increase in media articles this summer about ticks and tick-borne diseases. Take them seriously! The health risks are real. Protect yourself today with SickTick waist, leg and ankle bands. The more you know, the better you’ll be able to protect yourself and your family, and most importantly, the better you’ll be able to respond if you feel you have been exposed.
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Alpha-gal syndrome (AGS) is a very serious allergic reaction caused by Lone Star tick bites (other ticks are possible carriers). The specific pathway by which ticks cause this allergy in people is not fully understood.
Chiggers hop onto shoes or clothing and typically explore a host for several hours before choosing a place to feed. Chigger bites are most common in areas where clothing is tight or where skin is thinnest, which is why you most often find bites around sock lines on the ankles where socks fit tightly, around the waist and near the groin.
Ticks are present during 3 of 4 seasons, and we must always be on the lookout. Starting in the spring, nymphs can be found in piles of decomposing leaves under trees as well as in fields, picnic areas, and residential areas including your own backyard... Ticks do not jump, fly, or drop from trees, they only crawl and climb… Seven out of the 18 reportable tick-borne diseases in the U.S. are attributable to Ixodes ticks per the CDC… SickTick Leg, Ankle and Waist Bands keep them down and out.
