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We have used"},{"speaker":"Jordan Powers","startTime":379.2,"endTime":383.19,"body":"our spray on our body, if we are"},{"speaker":"Jordan Powers","startTime":379.2,"endTime":383.19,"body":"an active outdoors person, we"},{"speaker":"Jordan Powers","startTime":383.19,"endTime":385.8,"body":"have done our tick checks, and"},{"speaker":"Jordan Powers","startTime":383.19,"endTime":385.8,"body":"during one of those tick checks,"},{"speaker":"Jordan Powers","startTime":385.83,"endTime":388.92,"body":"we do find a tick crawling on"},{"speaker":"Jordan Powers","startTime":385.83,"endTime":388.92,"body":"us. Should we be worried?"},{"speaker":"Nancy Hinkle","startTime":389.1,"endTime":391.14,"body":"As long as it's"},{"speaker":"Nancy Hinkle","startTime":389.1,"endTime":391.14,"body":"crawling on you, no. You can"},{"speaker":"Nancy Hinkle","startTime":391.14,"endTime":393.9,"body":"catch that one and you can"},{"speaker":"Nancy Hinkle","startTime":391.14,"endTime":393.9,"body":"destroy it however you want to."},{"speaker":"Jordan Powers","startTime":394.08,"endTime":396.63,"body":"Okay. And we did"},{"speaker":"Jordan Powers","startTime":394.08,"endTime":396.63,"body":"learn before the show started"},{"speaker":"Jordan Powers","startTime":396.66,"endTime":400.32,"body":"that there is one method that is"},{"speaker":"Jordan Powers","startTime":396.66,"endTime":400.32,"body":"a frequent method of destroying"},{"speaker":"Jordan Powers","startTime":400.32,"endTime":404.58,"body":"ticks that might not work so"},{"speaker":"Jordan Powers","startTime":400.32,"endTime":404.58,"body":"well. How do we appropriately"},{"speaker":"Jordan Powers","startTime":404.58,"endTime":405.6,"body":"[laughter] destroy a tick?"},{"speaker":"Nancy Hinkle","startTime":405.69,"endTime":408.51,"body":"Unfortunately,"},{"speaker":"Nancy Hinkle","startTime":405.69,"endTime":408.51,"body":"ticks are very hard to drown, so"},{"speaker":"Nancy Hinkle","startTime":408.51,"endTime":411.06,"body":"I don't recommend flushing them,"},{"speaker":"Nancy Hinkle","startTime":408.51,"endTime":411.06,"body":"because they can stay under"},{"speaker":"Nancy Hinkle","startTime":411.06,"endTime":415.14,"body":"water for over 24 hours without"},{"speaker":"Nancy Hinkle","startTime":411.06,"endTime":415.14,"body":"dying. If you're gonna kill a"},{"speaker":"Nancy Hinkle","startTime":415.14,"endTime":418.86,"body":"tick, put it in alcohol. 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Don't worry about"},{"speaker":"Nancy Hinkle","startTime":489.24,"endTime":489.33,"body":"it."},{"speaker":"Emily Cabrera","startTime":489.51,"endTime":491.43,"body":"You mentioned"},{"speaker":"Emily Cabrera","startTime":489.51,"endTime":491.43,"body":"wildlife coming through your"},{"speaker":"Emily Cabrera","startTime":491.43,"endTime":494.91,"body":"yard, which are often carrying"},{"speaker":"Emily Cabrera","startTime":491.43,"endTime":494.91,"body":"these diseases that the ticks"},{"speaker":"Emily Cabrera","startTime":494.91,"endTime":498.36,"body":"are getting. 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It can be"},{"speaker":"Nancy Hinkle","startTime":565.77,"endTime":567.96,"body":"tested if necessary."},{"speaker":"Jordan Powers","startTime":567.99,"endTime":570.3,"body":"I know we could"},{"speaker":"Jordan Powers","startTime":567.99,"endTime":570.3,"body":"talk about this for eons, but is"},{"speaker":"Jordan Powers","startTime":570.3,"endTime":573.93,"body":"there anything crucial for"},{"speaker":"Jordan Powers","startTime":570.3,"endTime":573.93,"body":"listeners to know as we're"},{"speaker":"Jordan Powers","startTime":573.93,"endTime":576.06,"body":"scratching the surface of ticks"},{"speaker":"Jordan Powers","startTime":573.93,"endTime":576.06,"body":"and tick prevention?"},{"speaker":"Nancy Hinkle","startTime":576.12,"endTime":579.24,"body":"It's challenging,"},{"speaker":"Nancy Hinkle","startTime":576.12,"endTime":579.24,"body":"but avoid ticks. Do a daily tick"},{"speaker":"Nancy Hinkle","startTime":579.24,"endTime":582.3,"body":"check. If you find them, remove"},{"speaker":"Nancy Hinkle","startTime":579.24,"endTime":582.3,"body":"them. Other than that, just go"},{"speaker":"Nancy Hinkle","startTime":582.3,"endTime":585.0,"body":"along your way and enjoy"},{"speaker":"Nancy Hinkle","startTime":582.3,"endTime":585.0,"body":"yourself being out in the open."},{"speaker":"Nancy Hinkle","startTime":585.03,"endTime":588.24,"body":"I don't want fear of ticks to"},{"speaker":"Nancy Hinkle","startTime":585.03,"endTime":588.24,"body":"discourage people from being out"},{"speaker":"Nancy Hinkle","startTime":588.24,"endTime":589.05,"body":"in the woods."},{"speaker":"Jordan Powers","startTime":589.2,"endTime":591.45,"body":"Nancy, thank you"},{"speaker":"Jordan Powers","startTime":589.2,"endTime":591.45,"body":"so much for joining us today. 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