According to Huynh, covering as much of the skin as possible when outdoors is the best defense against tick bites. However, ...

Even though many pharmacies sell specialty tick tweezers, a pair of fine-tipped tweezers is all you need to get the job done. Here's how to do it: 1. Grasp the tick as close to its head as you can ...

If you find a tick attached to yourself or your companion animal, please follow these steps to safely remove it: Use clean, fine-tipped tweezers to grasp the tick as close to the skin’s surface as ...

How do you tell the difference? Poke the tick with tweezers. “If they wiggle a lot of leg, they’re alive, and if they don’t, they’re dead,” Reif says. Ticks with longer mouth parts such ...

If a tick is found, it is important to remove it “with tweezers as soon as possible,” according to the clinic’s report: “Gently grasp the tick near its head or mouth. Don’t squeeze or ...

“To minimize the retention of tick parts onto the skin during removal, you should use fine-tip tweezers to grasp the tip as close to the skin surface as possible where the tweezers should grasp ...