"We're sort of on the edge of an invasion," Northwest Mosquito Abatement District Medical Entomologist Patrick Irwin said. Irwin said of the nearly 250 square miles that he covers, almost half of the ...
An Asian longhorned tick was confirmed in Maine for the first time, officials said, marking the species' most northeasterly U.S. detection. The finding—a single, not fully grown specimen submitted to ...
GENERAL RIGHT NOW, WHERE THAT BABY IS STILL IN THE HOSPITAL. JOHN, SHE IS AT. AND YOU KNOW, THIS HAS BEEN SO INCREDIBLY SCARY FOR HER FAMILY. THERE ARE SIGNS THAT THIS LITTLE GIRL MAY HAVE BRAIN ...
I’d done everything you’re supposed to do to avoid a tick bite: Tucked permethrin-impregnated pants into permethrin-impregnated socks. Sprayed picaridin on my boots. Once indoors, I removed my outdoor ...
Planning an outdoor getaway this summer requires many considerations: navigating rainy weekends, enduring heavy traffic and perhaps worst of all, facing an increasing tick problem. Experts warn there ...
As summer adventuring kicks into gear, it’s important to stay apprised of the risks of tick bites. Dr. Meegan Leve, a pediatrician with Colorado Mountain Medical, said she receives calls from ...
As summer approaches in Central Pennsylvania, tick season is once again upon us. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the number of cases of illness acquired from tick, ...
A new report by the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station (CAES) shows evidence of an invasive longhorned tick infected with Ehrlichiosis virus. It's the first evidence of a longhorned tick with ...
Climate change and growing deer populations have helped Lyme disease proliferate in New England. But there are several ways to protect yourself. Good morning. Tick season is here, and today’s ...