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Natural Insect Repellants You Could Find In Your Kitchen
By Susan Billings
For centuries garlic has been used in a variety of ways. But, did you know garlic can also be used as an insect repellent?
Instead of using harsh chemicals on pets, try using garlic as a safer alternative. Simply add a clove or two drops of garlic oil to a small dog or cat's... more
Bugs Be Gone: Keeping Summer Bugs from Bugging You
By Karen Hawthorne
Summertime rituals are in full swing – heading up to the cottage, hosting a backyard barbecue or enjoying a campground cookout. These popular pastimes attract insects, especially with this season’s early hot weather. Whether they’re buzzing around the picnic table or... more
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The Top 5 Insects to Watch Out for this Summer
By Kelly Hanly
Late spring and throughout the summer months is the prime time for pests to thrive. Pests are either coming out from their eggs or returning from hibernation. Here are the top 5 insects to watch out for in the summertime:
Mosquitoes: Everyone hates the itch you keep scratching once... more
Bicyclists…It’s Tick Season
After two weekends of enduro racing and a tough week last week that included lots of hard digging on the dirt, I am rolling into a much needed rest week with Trans-Sylvania sitting just two weeks down the road. That means it is what I like to call “tick season.”
I'm so ready to rock.
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Tick season in Chelmsford
By Monica Jimenez / Wicked Local Chelmsford
GateHouse News Service
Posted May 18, 2011 @ 08:31 AM
Chelmsford —
April showers bring May flowers. But with flowers come weeds and with weeds come ticks – and with these eight-legged creepy-crawlies come a host of malaises that can ruin... more
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Tick season has begun!
Taking care of fleas and ticks on your pet
Taking care of your pets responsibly includes protecting them from fleas and ticks. Before purchasing and applying pesticide products to pets to control fleas and ticks, there is important information you should know.
Safety tips for pet owners:
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Under-the-radar tick diseases spreading across the U.S.
Doctors report sharp rise in potentially deadly, non-Lyme infections
By Maryn McKenna
Wild raspberries lured Jacqueline Moore over the wall of her new garden in Westchester County, New York. It was July 2008, and Moore, her husband and their two small kids had just moved up from Manhattan.... more
What You Should Know About Ticks
Ticks, like fleas, are parasitic insects that feed on the blood of a host animal. They transmit a variety of diseases, the most well known is Lyme’s Disease. Since the habits of the tick are much like that of the flea, a lot of what you read about ticks on this site will apply to the flea and... more
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