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Avoiding tick bites
« on: June 24, 2017, 12:31:45 pm »
Avoiding tick bites
June 23, 2017
 
Ticks cannot fly or jump but they are particularly good at hitchhiking, using a behavior called 'questing.' . Credit: John Bailey/UConn Illustration

Following an unseasonably warm winter, the tick population is flourishing and these shiver-inducing, cringe-worthy arachnids are making themselves known.

To avoid the tiny creatures that are generating news headlines as the carrier of all sorts of diseases, you must have an understanding of ticks' likes and dislikes. The UConn Home and Garden Center offers a fact sheet about what makes ticks tick.


Read more at: https://medicalxpress.com/news/2017-06-avoiding-tick-bites.html#jCp

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Re: Avoiding tick bites
« Reply #1 on: June 24, 2017, 03:44:58 pm »
The diseases they carry can be horribly and incurably debilitating for life.
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