Avoid loose-fitting clothing and bright, flowered prints. To help prevent mosquito bites, limit outside activities at dusk and dawn when mosquitoes are most prevalent.īeware of yellow jackets and other stinging insects. Use insect repellent and wear light colored, long-sleeved shirts and tucked-in pants to help prevent both tick and mosquito bites. Tick and Insect SafetyĪvoid diseases carried by biting pests by checking yourself for ticks after being outdoors. If you do, you risk intestinal illness, skin rash, or eye, ear or respiratory infections. Do not enter the water when a health hazard warning is issued or posted.

Lake Michigan is generally clean and safe for swimming but it can become contaminated with harmful bacteria.

Instead, swim parallel to the shoreline until you are out of the current. If you get caught in a rip current, do not try to swim against it. These strong currents rush out into Lake Michigan and can carry even the strongest swimmer with them. To learn more about Lyme disease, which is the number one vector-borne disease in the United States, and is spread by certain tick-bites, visit the CDC's Lyme disease webpage.ĭo not swim when Rip Current warnings are posted or large crashing waves are present, which can cause rip currents. For more information on Indiana ticks, visit the Indiana Lyme Connect webpage.

Remove ticks immediately and notify your doctor if you get a fever or rash.įor more information, check out this article on ticks and tickborne diseases.

Shower as soon as possible to wash off and easily find ticks.

Carefully inspect your clothing and gear for ticks after recreating in the outdoors.

Wear insect repellent containing permethrin, DEET or another EPS-approved repellent.

Wear light colored, long-sleeved shirts and tucked-in pants to help prevent both tick and mosquito bites.

Some ways to prevent tick bites include the following: As temperatures warm, ensure you check yourself, your children, and your pets regularly for ticks. Ticks can be active anytime during the year, especially when temperatures are warmer than 40° F.

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