Ticks are an annoyance for sure, thankfully we do not have a ton of them like many other places do and the ticks we have generally tend to be the brown legged American dog ticks which do not transmit Lymes disease, having said that you still do not want the little bloodsuckers on you, here are the proper ways to remove them.
Continuing on with our tick series we ask ourselves what's the best repellant we can use to try and keep ticks off us? well, in the U.S the best tick repellant is Permethrin and its available in sprays and liquids but in Canada Permethrin is not permitted as a liquid or spray for treating clothes, although you can buy clothes that have been treated with Permethrin. So, what can we use? here's a short vid showing the effectiveness of 3 repellants all of which are available in Canada and do not contain Permethrin...
