Protect Your Family, Pets From Tick Invasion

Protect Your Family, Pets From Tick Invasion

Over the last decade, a true menace has invaded our area. It’s a creepy, crawler with a penchant for blood and an uncanny ability to survive. He is a peddler of pain and a purveyor of disease. Although he is just slightly larger than the head of a pin, he can bring suffering to an adult human being. He is a deer tick and apparently he is here to stay. Since the outdoor season is just beginning, it behooves us all to prepare now for the battle of “Man vs. Tick.” Deer ticks, also known as black-legged ticks, are quite fond of tall grass and leaf litter. They cannot jump or fly so they scurry around in their preferred habitat and, when a suitable host comes by and brushes against them, they use their jagged little legs to grab and hold. Read more.

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