Whether you're spending summer at home or in warmer climes, insect repellent is important for preventing bites and stings and the associated diseases transmitted by biting bugs. We've tested popular ...

Lyme is symbolic of an overall increase in tick-borne diseases across the entire state, especially in the Midcoast and the Down East where the incidence has tripled within the last ten years.

Lyme disease, tick paralysis, tick-borne fever, ehrlichiosis, babesiosis, and anaplasmosis are among the diseases that ticks can spread. If left untreated, these illnesses can cause symptoms like ...

Think ticks disappear when the cold sets in? Think again, said Dina Fonseca, a Rutgers University-New Brunswick expert on tick biology. “Ticks don’t take a winter vacation, and as long as temperatures ...

Some pet owners opt for natural tick repellents like diluted essential oils (lavender, eucalyptus, citronella) or apple cider vinegar sprays. “These methods may not be as effective as chemical ...

However, the harsh chemicals in tick-repellent collars, sprays and drops can lead to skin irritation, respiratory reactions, lesions and sometimes even worse. Pet owners might want to consider ...

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If you get the product on your hands, just wash them with soap and water ... contain different active ingredients to kill and repel fleas and ticks. To eliminate fleas permanently, you'll need ...

On the day after Donald Trump’s inauguration in January 2017, millions of women took to the streets in Washington D.C. and cities around the world to express collective rage about his election ...

All those infected had caught the disease after exposure to the bacteria Rickettsia rickettsii via ticks in Tecate, Mexico, near the U.S. border. While northern Mexico has a high incidence of RMSF ...