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Ticks & Lyme Disease: What Everyone In Southern Maine Ought To Know

DATE POSTED: January 27, 2021

A rising threat within the past few decades, ticks are becoming some of the most feared backyard insects in modern history. This is largely due to the fact that ticks act as disease vectors, with the ability to transmit illnesses to humans and pets.

The Secret To Effective Flea & Tick Control Around Your Portland Property

DATE POSTED: October 20, 2020

While fleas are most likely to become a problem for households with pets, even those who don’t have pets can get fleas. The key difference is that while fleas do bite humans they don’t hitch a ride on them. Ticks can and do latch onto both animals and humans.

The Secret To Effective Tick Control Around Your Portland Property

DATE POSTED: August 27, 2020

Ticks are tiny creatures that feed on blood and they too can spread illnesses. Ticks can trigger Lyme disease, tularemia, ehrlichiosis, and the Heartland virus, among other possibly fatal conditions.

Everything You Need To Know To Be Prepared For Tick Season In Milford, CT

DATE POSTED: June 5, 2020

Have you ever walked up to a body of water and seen leeches swimming around in it? Just the sight of them is enough to prevent most people from getting in. If this was what it was like for ticks, most people would never go outside. Why? Because ticks are everywhere.

deer tick embedded in the skin of an arm

What The Experts Have To Say About The Tick Problems In Connecticut

DATE POSTED: May 21, 2020

When it comes to avoiding these nefarious backyard pests, you may try to run, but you certainly can’t hide. The tick problems here in Maine are increasing. With more and more species spreading into the northern states each year, the threats related to bites and tick-borne illnesses are on a steady rise

a black legged tick crawlong along a vibrant geen leaf while it is ready t pounce on its next host that passes

5 Things South Portland Parents Need To Teach Kids About Ticks

DATE POSTED: September 27, 2019

These little pests are like a ticking time bomb ready to go off. They are carried onto properties on wildlife passing through your yard. There, they lay in wait and search for a food source—which is an animal or human. Ticks need blood to survive and to transition through their complete growth cycle.

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