It’s not news to say that ticks are nasty little pests. If you spend any time outside in the summer (and you should), ticks are hard to avoid, hard to spot, and hard to remove. None of that is different from every previous year. What is different is that they seem to be multiplying and…
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As much as we hate spiders, there’s something even more dangerous that doesn’t get as much attention: Ticks. We know that spiders are usually just unwanted pests. But it seems as though their gross, completely useless, and unwelcomed cousin — the tick– may be a much more dangerous concern for the United States. Recently, the…
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It would seem that our mild winter is having some nasty side effects… Insect populations, including ticks, are expected to be at or above record levels this year. As annoying as that is, a new, tick-borne disease is making it even worse. Powassan has only had about 75 cases over the last decade, but experts…
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