Outdoor Safety

The winter tick, also known as the moose tick or the white fern winter tick, is a parasite that tends to target only ungulates (hoofed animals), such as moose, elk and horses. It is usually not...

Soft ticks are nuisances that can cause serious illness. Removal is the best way to prevent health problems that can occur after a tick bite. Learning how to properly remove a soft tick could make...

The term tick describes numerous species of small arachnids related to mites, and more loosely related to spiders and scorpions. Because of their feeding habits, ticks are a common link, or...

It's Tick season again and they are already out. My nephew went back in the woods last week and came up with 1 one his skin and 1 crawling up his pant leg. Ticks are nasty little bugs that carry...

Summer will be here before you know it. Do you know how to check for and properly remove Ticks to prevent Lyme Disease? Borrelia Burgdorferi, named after it's researcher, Dr. Willy Burgdorfer,...

200 tick species belong to the arachnid family. They are not insects, but are related to spiders and scorpions. Ticks feed on the blood of dogs, cats, deer, humans and other warm blooded...

If you live in the North East states, and if you are an "outdoorsy" person, Lyme Disease is a real threat. It is a disease caused by a bacteria, and spread by tick bites. If the tick is...

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 23,000 cases of Lyme disease were reported in 2005. That makes it the number one reported tick-borne disease in the United States. Lyme...

Summer is tick season. These nasty little insects are notorious for transmitting illnesses such as Lyme disease and Rocky Mountain spotted fever to humans. Ticks make their home in the woods, so...