How to Kill Ticks With Rubbing Alcohol

Once you successfully extract a tick from its host's skin, your task is not complete. The last thing you want to do is allow the tick to re-attach itself to another host. You must properly dispose of the offender so that it will not be around to do anymore harm to you or your pets. Killing ticks with rubbing alcohol is effective and requires very little effort.

Things You'll Need

  • Small jar with lid
  • 1/2 cup of isopropyl rubbing alcohol
  • Tweezers
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Instructions

    • 1

      Fill a small jar with 1/2 cup of isopropyl rubbing alcohol. The alcohol level must be deep enough to submerge the tick.

    • 2

      Remove the tick with the tweezers. Grab the tick by its head and gently pull it from the host's skin.

    • 3

      Drop the tick into the jar of alcohol to kill it. Remove any additional ticks and drop them in the jar as well.

    • 4

      Place the lid tightly on the jar. Keep the ticks for a couple of weeks in case the host becomes ill as a result of a tick bite. The dead tick could help a physician or veterinarian confirm the cause of illness.