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Keep Your Family Safe from Ticks

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Join us at the Ridgefield Playhouse for the premiere of
 
Spray Safe, Play Safe: Tick Control Gets Reel
 
A series of short films answering your questions
about backyard tick control.


FREE and family-friendly. We’ll be serving up delicious O’Deen’s barbecue, and there will be giveaways, tick control information, photo ops with Fran the Tick, and more!

Time: 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Date: April 10, 2019
Location: Ridgefield Playhouse, 80 East Ridge Rd, Ridgefield, CT

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​Click
 HERE
 To Reserve Your Tickets!​
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Spray Safe, Play Safe: Tick Control Gets Reel, was created by a team of experts to help New England families make informed choices about managing ticks
in their backyards.  

These short films answer frequently asked questions about backyard tick management, with special emphasis on safe and effective use of pesticides
for tick control—timed perfectly for Spring.

 
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. Children are at greatest risk and we must do all we can to protect them.
 
The Spray Safe, Play Safe film series was funded by a
Healthy Communities Grant from the US EPA, and was created by the
 Tickborne Disease Prevention Laboratory
at Western Connecticut State University

 and
 the Ridgefield Health Department’s
​ 
BLAST Tickborne Disease Prevention Program.
 

This opening night premiere event is being sponsored by
 Western Connecticut Health Network and Lyme Connection.

 
Admission is free, but tickets are required. 
Click HERE To Reserve Your Tickets!
 For more information, contact Vicki Hornbostel by phone or email.

Download and share our Film Premiere POSTER HERE!

Contact Information

Science Building 139
Western Connecticut State University
Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences
181 White Street
​Danbury, CT 06810
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