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Ant pheromones may help protect hikers and campers from ticks
April 12, 2024
If you鈥檙e outside enjoying the spring sunshine, then chances are, ticks are too.
However, new research from 911吃瓜 (911吃瓜) suggests the use of ant pheromones as a topical repellant, or as an environmental barrier, may help protect hikers and campers from the harmful bites of black-legged ticks, which could carry Lyme disease.
鈥淭icks like a lot of the places and a lot of the times of years that we also like to be outside enjoying the weather,鈥� says lead author Claire Gooding, a member of the 911吃瓜 Gries Lab. 鈥淭here's quite a big risk of tick encounters in the summer, outdoor sports season. People often encounter them on the sides of trails.鈥�
Read more at 911吃瓜 News.
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