2020 How Do Mosquitoes Spread Disease? In modern times, it’s common knowledge that mosquitoes spread disease. However, once upon a time, to think such a thing was considered outrageous.
2020 What Kind of Ticks Spread Disease in North America? With more than 800 species of ticks in the world, and 90 in the U.S. alone, it’s fortunate for us that not all ticks spread disease.
2018 4 of the Most Dangerous Diseases Mosquitoes Spread in the U.S. Have you ever wondered which are the most dangerous diseases mosquitoes spread in this country? Mosquitoes may be tiny, but there are 30,000 species of them in the world, some of which carry very dangerous and deadly diseases.
2018 Can My Pet Still Get Ticks in Winter? Ticks in winter aren’t as active as they are in the warmer months, but they may still come out on days when temperatures rise above freezing. Once they become active, they will want to feed, and will lie in wait for suitable hosts like your cat or dog.
2019 Deadly EEE: What You Need to Know 12 people and several animals in Massachusetts have contracted eastern equine encephalitis or EEE this month, and 3 have died. State health department officials have also found the EEE virus in more than 300 mosquito samples and are warning residents to avoid mosquito bites.
tick Breaking the Tick Lifecycle Now that Summer is over you can stop worrying about ticks, right? Think again.To understand why, we can look at the two-year lifecycle of the deer tick (or blacklegged tick, Ixodes scapularis)
