1. Mosquitoes, biting flies, and ticks can be annoying but they do not pose a serious health risk.
True
False 2. In certain areas of the U.S., mosquitoes can transmit diseases like equine and St. Louis encephalitis.
True False
3. Biting flies can inflict a painful bite that can persist for days, swell, and become infected.
4. Ticks can transmit diseases like Lyme disease and Rocky Mountain spotted fever.
5. Deer ticks are most active from April through October.
6. Deer ticks are hard to see. Nymphs are dot-sized, and adults are smaller than a sesame seed.
7. Insect repellents can discourage biting insects from landing on treated skin or clothing.
8. Aerosol and pump-spray Insect repellents are intended for skin applications as well as for treating clothing.
9. Liquid, cream, lotion and stick products enable direct skin application.
10. Repellents should be applied only to exposed skin and/or clothing (as directed on the product label).
11. It’s OK to use repellents over cuts, wounds, or irritated skin. True False
12. You should not use repellents on your eyes and mouth, and only sparingly around ears.
13. Repellent should not be applied to children’s hands. True False
14. When in an effected tick area, you should tuck pants cuffs into boots or socks, and wear long sleeves and light-colored clothing which makes it easier to spot ticks.
15. If you discover a tick feeding, you should not panic because studies indicate that an infected tick does not usually transmit the Lyme organism during the first 24 hours. True False
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