Before moving to Tucson, I didn’t think much about bug bites, except for mosquitoes. Now, living in this desert community, I have learned to be cognizant of bug bites because the consistently hot weather creates a hospitable environment for the various insects living in the area. I learned firsthand about identifying insect bites when my ...
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 ...
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. ...
Feral hogs are one of the earliest and most successful invasive species to invade North America. European settlers brought domesticated hogs over on ships and released them in the wild for a familiar food supply. However, in the short time the feral hogs have been present, they have outcompeted native species for resources and pushed ...
