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Tick season is here: Here's how you can protect yourself

Izzy Romero is your community news reporter covering northern San Luis Obispo County, including San Miguel, Paso Robles, Templeton, Atascadero, and Santa Margarita. As the weather starts to warm up on ...
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Can Cypress Mulch Protect Your Garden From Ticks? Here's What You Should Know

Ticks are a particularly unpleasant garden pest. Not only do they look pretty vile, these blood-sucking parasites can also carry all sorts of bacteria and viruses, including Lyme disease, which causes ...
AOL

Georgia is home to more than 20 species of ticks. Here's what you need to know.

Summer means warmer weather, more family outings and the possibility of an encounter with a creepy crawly, also known as a tick. Tick season is year round in Georgia, experts say. However ticks are ...
Business Insider

Watch Out For Ticks This Summer — They Are Going 'Gangbusters'

Large numbers of ticks, the parasites that carry Lyme disease, are expected to emerge in New England in the coming weeks, experts said on Friday. Abundant snow over the winter and a wet spring have ...
St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Tick population grows, and it may be our fault Creation of insect-friendly areas adds to the problem.

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. A robust army of ticks is prowling the grasslands of Missouri, and Missourians' love of nature may be responsible. Richard ...
The Sentinel

Numbers of ticks are high across New England

Tick numbers are on the rise across New England this spring, raising the prospect of an increase in Lyme and other diseases associated with the blood suckers later this year. The region got a respite ...
WBAL

They’re back! Numbers of ticks are high across New England

MARSHFIELD, Vt. (AP) — Tick numbers are on the rise across New England, raising the prospect of an increase in Lyme and other diseases associated with the blood suckers. The region got a respite last ...