If you live in the country like so many of us do, you worry every year about the large number of ticks that seem to find their way onto humans. If you have young children you worry about tick bites on humans even more.

There are a lot of precautions you can take to try and minimize the number of tick interventions you will be a party to over the warmer seasons. First let's begin with information about the tick. The tick can not fly. It can only move from one location to another by catching a ride on an animal or human that it comes into contact with. It has little legs that attach readily to anything that brushes up against it. To that end, one way to limit avoid tick bites on humans is to avoid areas with tall grasses, bushes and brush. If they can't get on you they can't bite you. Keep lawns cut short to minimize the number of ticks that you come in contact with.

Be sure to check all pets for ticks after they have played outside. As a matter of fact some animal parents check over their pets every night before they settle in for the evening. Also, you will want to have your animals treated regularly with a flea and tick solution. This will not keep the ticks off the animal but if they get on the animal they will leave shortly thereafter. This can be another hurdle since the animals are in contact with humans and in human areas when the tick may remove itself from the animal.

If you go into wooded areas you can use a spray that kills ticks, but be careful if you are using these sprays on young children. Read the label carefully before you use it around the children. You can also purchase netting that can be put over the hat of the child to keep the ticks off the body.

Be careful to avoid areas there the ticks frequent and check on a very regular basis for ticks. Should you find a tick, you will need to remove it with a tweezer being very careful that you remove all of the tick. If the bite should develop a ring around it after a few days a doctor should be seen immediately to be sure there is no lyme disease in play.