When is tick season over

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Find services and information for doing business in Saskatchewan. Find how the Government of Saskatchewan governs and serves the province. Tick Season is Not Yet Over. Released on October 5, The Ministry of Health is reminding Saskatchewan residents to remain vigilant for ticks on themselves and pets during the fall season.

Wear pants, long-sleeved shirts and shoes that do not expose your feet. Pull socks over your pant legs to prevent ticks from crawling up your legs. Apply repellent to clothes as well as your skin. Always read and follow the directions. In Canada, clothing that has been treated with the insecticide permethrin has been approved for use by people over the age of Shower or bathe as soon as possible after being outside to wash off loose ticks and inspect for attached ticks.

Do "full body" tick checks after being outside on yourself, your children and your pets. Fall is an ideal season for ticks given all the leaf litter on the ground. While questing, ticks hold onto leaves and grass by their third and fourth pair of legs. They hold the first pair of legs outstretched, waiting to climb on to the host. A common misconception is that, like mosquitoes, ticks disappear once there is a frost and the temperatures cool.

Although this is the case for mosquitoes, deer ticks will generally continue to look for a host if the temps warm back up. A deer tick is just entering the adult stage of its life-cycle and it needs to feed before winter.

Even though the first frost may slow them down, when the temps rise back above freezing they come back out hungry and looking to eat. What can I do to minimize exposure to ticks in fall? All rights reserved. Think Pure with Pure Solutions Protect your family and the environment.