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From YouTube: Summertime Protection: Tip and Toss and Ticks
Description
This is the full interview segment from Dr. Brian Byrd on ways to keep yourself safe from diseases caused by insect bites during the summer. The view the entire Buncombe Bulletin episode that included this segment, you can visit: https://youtu.be/Ddi1kAm8aE4
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A
If
you
will,
life
stages
called
larvae
and
those
larvae
can
develop
in
the
matter
of
a
week
or
two,
and
so
it
doesn't
take
very
long.
These
are
very
temperature
dependent
sort
of
dynamics.
The
warmer
it
is
the
faster
those
mosquitoes
can
develop
in
their
aquatic
life
stages
for
ticks
ticks
are
a
little
more
tricky.
They
can
transmit
diseases
that
are
caused
by
bacteria.
They
can
transmit
diseases
that
are
caused
by
viruses
and
then,
in
rare
cases
they
can
transmit
diseases
caused
by
parasites.
A
Here
in
western
north
carolina
are
really
concerned
from
a
tick
perspective
about
two
particular
diseases:
one
called
lyme
disease
and
the
other
one.
That's
historically
been
called
rocky
mountain
spotted
fever.
Both
of
these
diseases
can
cause
febrile
illnesses.
So,
where
people
have
fever,
they
can
have
rashes,
they
can
have
chills,
muscle,
aches
and
and
if
they're
not
treated
quickly,
they
can
cause
very
severe
complications,
including
rarely
death,
with
both
mosquitoes
and
tick-borne
diseases.
A
We
know
your
risk
comes
from
increased
number
of
bites,
so
if
we
can
reduce
the
number
of
bites,
we
can
reduce
the
risk
for
disease.
There
are
simple
things
you
can
do
I
like
to
think
about
them
in
terms
of
you
know,
dress
drain
and
defend
if
we
dress
appropriately
make
sure
we
minimize
the
amount
of
skin
that's
available
for
a
mosquito
to
feed
on
you
or
a
tick
to
feed
on
you.
A
You
can
reduce
your
risk,
but
sometimes
you
need
to
you
need
a
little
help
with
that
defense
and
you
may
need
to
use
things
that
are
like
repellents
and
particularly
cdc
and
centers
for
disease
control,
and
the
environmental
protection
agency
recommends
a
number
of
repellents
that
work
very
effectively
against
mosquitoes
and
ticks
I
like
to
use
one
called
geet.
This
is
a
very
common
repellent
that
provides
depending
on
the
concentration,
long
lasting
protection.
Upwards
of
you
know
over
four
to
six
hours,
but
the
environmental
protection
agency
or
epa
has
a
website.
A
You
can
review
where
you
can
choose
your
own,
repellent
based
on
the
types
of
activities
you
may
be
doing.
The
mosquitoes
that
typically
are
causing
problems
in
our
backyard.
Usually
don't
go
more
than
half
a
kilometer.
They
don't
go
very
far
they,
but
they
may
be
coming
from
your
backyard.
They
could
be
coming
from
your
neighbor's
yard.
There
are
things
that
we
can
do
in
the
backyard
to
reduce
mosquito
abundance,
in
particular
getting
rid
of
standing
water.
Now
that
sounds
easy
to
do,
but
it
can
be
a
challenge.
Standing
water
can
be
in
your
gutters.
A
They
can
be
in
tires
or
buckets
that
you
may
have
to
sort
of
what
we
call
tip
and
toss.
Can
you
tip
that
item
over
and
get
rid
of
that
standing
water
or
recycle
or
toss
that
that
piece
of
equipment
or
that
toy
in
your
backyard
that
you're
no
longer
using?
But
there
are
some
times
where
you
might
need
a
little
help
with
mosquito
control,
in
particular
some
mosquitoes
develop
in
tree
holes?
That
can
be
very
hard
to
find
and
see.
Sometimes
it's
a
water
drainage
issue
that
may
be
tough
to
control
on
your
own.
A
I
would
encourage
you
to
you,
know,
reach
out
to
the
local
health
department
or
a
professional
pest
control
operator
to
to
sort
of
look
at
those
sort
of
solutions.
Look
for
new
solutions.
Controlling
ticks
are
a
little
tougher
than
controlling
mosquitoes
things
you
can
do
in
your
backyard
or
simple
things
like
mowing
your
grass
regularly.
A
If
you
live
in
a
yard,
where
there's
actually
a
tree
line,
you
can
lay
down
about
three
feet
of
sort
of
mulch
between
the
tree
line
in
your
yard,
to
keep
those
ticks
from.
Moving
into
your
yard,
keep
playground
material
and
benches,
and
things
like
that
away
from
the
tree
line,
so
that
you're
not
coming
in
close
contact
with
those
ticks
as
they
may
try
to
move
through
your
yard.
B
Environmental
health
can
make
property
site
visits
if
you
have
questions
about
sources
of
mosquitoes
on
your
property.
If
you
want
to
hear
ideas
about
tip
and
toss
because,
let's
be
honest,
I
could
look
at
something
and
think
I've
tipped
and
tossed
everything
and
someone
else
could
come
in
and
find
something
else
that
I've
missed.
So
we
could
be
that
extra
set
of
eyes
that
help
you
really
take
evaluate
your
property,
take
a
look
at
it
and
give
you
some
ideas
about
how
to
drain
water
away
from
your
property.
B
What's
going
on
with
your
gutters,
taking
a
look
at
your
house
itself:
is
your
house
providing
areas
of
entry
for
mosquitoes,
taking
a
look
at
your
window
screens
if
you're
noticing
a
lot
of
mosquitoes
in
your
yard
or
on
your
property
or
around
your
outside
space?
Please
give
us
a
call
at
environmental
health
at
828-250-5016.