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Category Archives: Ticks
08-27-2018
Lyme Disease from Ticks Shows Dramatic Growth in all 50 StatesEarlier this May, the Center for Disease Control's (CDC) study, published in Vital Signs revealed that reports of vector-borne diseases, such as Lyme disease, Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever and West Nile had tripled from 2004 to 2016. Now, in August,...
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06-18-2018
Mummified Tick Wrapped in Spider Silk and Trapped in AmberBack in the prehistoric day, a hapless tick, probably clinging to a hairy-legged, tree-climbing dinosaur met its untimely demise in the snare of a spider's web. Wrapped in silk, as a precaution or to save as a snack, the tick's attempt to escape...
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08-14-2015
What Happened at Bug FestYou will never find more people so enthusiastic about bugs anywhere else other than bug fest, and that is because the Academy of Natural Science really gets some of the best people to help run it. The whole idea of bug fest is to take creepy...
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06-09-2015
Allergic Attacks from Bugs: The BasicsAllergic Attacks from Bugs: The Basics A quarter of allergic reactions come from bug bites. Some of us just don't react well to what are benign encounters for the majority of people. Other allergies are the result of food (about half) or drug (the...
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05-11-2015
Tips: Keep household pets free from health risks of vampire pestsHulett Environmental Services offers tips to keep household pets free from the health risks of blood-sucking pests With the return of warm weather, everyone wants to spend more time outdoors—including household pets such as dogs and...
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06-04-2014
Prevent a Tick InfestationThe most effective ways to prevent a tick encounter include: Landscape your yard. Keep grass cut low and remove weeds, woodpiles and debris. Ticks are found in high grass, and yards with shrubbery. Protect your skin. Wear long pants,...
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