![Suffolk NY Health on Twitter: "Don't let your house become haunted by ticks. When coming indoors, go directly to your clothes dryer. Dry clothes on high heat for 10-15 minutes. It will Suffolk NY Health on Twitter: "Don't let your house become haunted by ticks. When coming indoors, go directly to your clothes dryer. Dry clothes on high heat for 10-15 minutes. It will](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FgPf3boXgAE793W.jpg)
Suffolk NY Health on Twitter: "Don't let your house become haunted by ticks. When coming indoors, go directly to your clothes dryer. Dry clothes on high heat for 10-15 minutes. It will
![The heat is on: Killing blacklegged ticks in residential washers and dryers to prevent tickborne diseases - ScienceDirect The heat is on: Killing blacklegged ticks in residential washers and dryers to prevent tickborne diseases - ScienceDirect](https://ars.els-cdn.com/content/image/1-s2.0-S1877959X16300723-gr1.jpg)
The heat is on: Killing blacklegged ticks in residential washers and dryers to prevent tickborne diseases - ScienceDirect
![TIL that washing clothes doesn't kill ticks, but drying them does. It dries out the ticks and kills them rather quickly. : r/todayilearned TIL that washing clothes doesn't kill ticks, but drying them does. It dries out the ticks and kills them rather quickly. : r/todayilearned](https://external-preview.redd.it/kQnQZaeqheIwiQpl1gzLsx0jK0RqLIT6RzcySzbXhLk.jpg?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=fb0f6be0ecaea498798b69c47f6dfbf5f512774b)