Of the hundreds of species of ticks in the world, there are just two categories of ticks that transmit diseases to humans: hard ticks and soft ticks. Of the hard ticks, the most common are wood ticks, deer ticks, lone star ticks, and the American dog tick. The two soft ticks found in the United ...
Recently, I moved out of the city to a more rural area. One of the first things I discovered when I moved was that I had some very irritating neighbors – wood ticks (ticks) and fleas! For those of you who don’t know, wood ticks are small arachnids, which along with other mites live off ...
Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever is nothing to make light of. Last year, after being ill for several months, my husband was finally diagnosed with this disease. Contracted from ticks this disease can wreak havoc on a body and mind. Severe cases can even result in death. We were fortunate that this was not the result ...
When most people think of hiking in the woods, their main concerns tend to be about things like venomous snakes and bears. My biggest fear while hiking in the summer comes in a much smaller package. The thought of tiny seed ticks has been enough to keep me inside on more than one occasion, and ...
Ever since I read an article about ticks in Ranger Rick Magazine when I was 9 years old, I have been plagued by an irrationally strong fear of ticks. The idea of a tick feeding on my blood not only makes me queasy, it makes me angry. It actually makes me want to go ...