FILMS
These five short films answer frequently asked questions about backyard tick management, with special emphasis on safe and effective use of pesticides for tick control. Follow the story of neighbors planning a block party in a Connecticut neighborhood. You will be drawn into their world as they learn how ticks behave, how to protect their families from tick bites, and how to safely treat their properties to reduce tick populations. While the tone is lighthearted, the recommendations are solidly based on science.
Learn more about The Spray Safe, Play Safe Project here.
Read about the cast and crew here.
Learn more about The Spray Safe, Play Safe Project here.
Read about the cast and crew here.
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Spray Safe, Play Safe Video 1: The Problem of Blacklegged Ticks
A group of neighbors in a small New England town discuss backyard tick management, ticks, and Lyme disease, while trying to plan a block party. |
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Spray Safe, Play Safe Video 2:
Backyard Tick Management Options The tick doctor talks to the newcomer in their New England neighborhood about keeping her family safe from tick bites in her backyard, by explaining tick habitat, tick repellents, dressing properly to prevent tick bites, and other personal protection measures. |
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Spray Safe, Play Safe Video 3: Understanding Pesticide Safety
Considerations for safely applying pesticide in your yard to kill ticks. Wondering about natural products? Have ponds or streams on your property? Watch this video! |
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Spray Safe, Play Safe Video 4:
Understanding the Pesticides Used for Tick Control There are many products advertised as tick-controlling, but not all products are created equally. Learn about the various categories of pesticides available to the homeowner for treating a yard for tick control: pyrethroids, minimum risk pesticides, pyrethrins, and fungus. Look for the EPA registration label on a product you use to ensure it's been tested for safety and efficacy. 
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Spray Safe, Play Safe Video 5:
Hire a Tick Management Professional or Spray My Own Yard? Watch the newcomer to this New England town figure out whether she should hire a professional to spray pesticide in her yard for tick control or whether her family should try to do it themselves. Follow her through a dating game show-style video to select the right "match" for her family to fight ticks in their yard! Look for the fun twist at the end and look for Fran Tick! |
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Spray Safe, Play Safe Backyard Tick Management Film Series
All five Spray Safe, Play Safe films in one: 1. The Problem of Blacklegged Ticks 2. Backyard Tick Management Options 3. Understanding Pesticide Safety 4. Understanding the Pesticides Used for Tick Control 5. Hire a Tick Management Professional or Spray My Own Yard? |
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Spray Safe, Play Safe Film Credits!!
Check out all the people who contributed to the making of these films! For more information about the cast and crew, click here. |