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Letter: On the battle to keep risky tick bites at bay (2)

Published 16 July 2025

From Bob Masta, Ann Arbor, Michigan, US

Excellent article on ticks, and new approaches to controlling them and the diseases they spread. However, the sidebar on how to avoid them omitted a much more effective way to handle exposed clothing. Before washing, throw it in the dryer on high for at least 10 minutes. The clothes will get a lot hotter, and the dryness is better at killing ticks (or anything else).

Issue no. 3552 published 19 July 2025

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