Tag: Tick Control
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Why Do Tick Bites Need Special Treatment?
Tick bites are very different from other common insect bites, such as from mosquitoes, which need virtually little or no care after a bite. Ticks actually burrow into your skin to drink your blood, which means they will do more damage to your skin and the surrounding layers of your flesh than just the quick…
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Powassan – a New Tick-Borne Disease Has Faster Transmission Time
Ticks infesting your yard are never a good thing and as known carriers of the Powassan virus, they can pose a big problem for your health. This virus has been around for a few years but wasn’t tagged as a major health concern because many people who were bitten and infected didn’t develop symptoms. This…
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Babesiosis: a New Tick Borne Disease Hits New Jersey
Ticks are usually associated with Lyme disease, but a new tick-borne illness is showing up in New Jersey, Rhode Island and other states in the northeast. This disease, called babesiosis, can be fatal to people who are older or those who have compromised immune systems. Babesiosis comes from tiny parasites that enter the body via…
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How to Identify Tick Borne Lyme Disease
Lyme disease is no small problem. This condition can last a long time and have devastating effects on your well-being. Ticks bites cause Lyme disease and other conditions that need a physician’s care, so it’s important to know how to identify the symptoms. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the most common…
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Pest Alert: New Jersey Tick Threat Is Extremely High
A Level Red tick threat has been issued for the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic regions, including Monmouth County, New Jersey. In raising the summer tick threat to its highest level, the University of Rhode Island Tick Encounter Resource Center warned residents and vacationers to protect themselves and their pets from blood-feeding ticks and the diseases they…
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New Tick Threat in New Jersey
Most Ocean County, New Jersey residents don’t start thinking about ticks and the disease risk they pose until June; but it was early May when a 51-year-old Warren County woman died from a tick bite. The tick-borne disease the woman contracted, Powassan virus, an encephalitis virus that causes inflammation of the brain, is so rare…