As the summer months are ahead of us, those who dare to venture into the woods or areas that could be infested with ticks, need to be aware that some of the traditional methods of removing ticks are wrong. Ticks are not insects. However, they are classified as arachids, closely related to spiders. All ticks ...
It is that time of year again and it seems this year there are more ticks than there were last year. The ticks are out in full swing and ready to attach themselves to passerby’s from any shrub or tree limb. There are many types of ticks, the most common being the American dog tick. ...
While touching my scalp one day wondering why it was so sore I discovered it – a tick. Little did I know that I was about to do all of the wrong things in the situation. If you find a tick on yourself or someone in your house, please do not make my same mistakes. ...
Summer is upon us, and now is the time that people will go off to their favorite wooded areas for camping and fishing trips. One of the greatest concerns for these campers, among other things, is the tick, a small arachnid that is known for carrying such things as Lyme disease. Here is what to ...
The most common time to get by a tick is during the summer months, mainly because this is the main time to be outdoors. The worst thing about tick bites is the fact that ticks are known to carry several different types of diseases, the most popular being lyme disease. Your chances of getting lyme ...
If you find a deer tick embedded in your skin, don’t panic. If you follow a few simple steps you can safely remove the tick and reduce your chance of contracting Lyme disease. The first thing is to relax. Not all ticks carry Lyme disease. According to Kirby Strafford, Ph.D., if you find and remove ...
There are a lot of misconceptions and old wives’ tales about how to remove a tick from a dog. According to veterinarian Dawn Ruben, all a dog owner needs for successful removal is a pair of tweezers, a bottle of rubbing alcohol and a small plastic container with a tight fitting lid such as an ...
Nobody wants to get a tick on them, but sometimes you just can’t help it. Especially if you are out hiking or camping in the woods. The most important thing to remember about a tick sucking itself onto human flesh is that it can take several days for any disease that the tick is carrying ...
Whenever the topic of favorite television shows comes up there is one television show that I talk about that most people don’t recognize. The Tick was a Saturday morning cartoon that came on in the 90’s and is quite possibly the funniest show of all time. The Tick was about a superhero (named the Tick) ...
Next to fleas, ticks are probably the worst insect-enemy of your dog. These parasites attach themselves to your dog’s skin. If they go undetected, ticks can stay attached for hours at a time. They use their mouth parts to suck blood out of your pet; that’s what ticks feed on. At the same time, they ...
