A Tick’s Life Cycle
While ticks can be active all year round, we are at our greatest risk during the summer. Once the warm weather hits, so do the ticks, and they will begin hunting for their next meal immediately. In order to combat tick encounters and the harmful diseases that they can potentially spread, we need to better understand their life cycles, from egg to adult stage. Egg Stage Ticks have 4 life stages; [...]
The Best Mosquito Control Company MA & RI Is By The Mosquito Guy
The Best Mosquito Control Company MA & RI Is By The Mosquito Guy Mosquito season is here, and there is no doubt that Massachusetts and Rhode Island are buzzing with questions about mosquito services and prevention. While you may have questions such as “where do mosquitoes breed, or how to prevent mosquito bites,” Don't Worry! The Mosquito Guy is here to help clear up your FAQ questions about mosquitos [...]
URI expert: Be ‘tick smart’ amid ‘exploding’ prevalence
AS SEEN ON SOUTH COAST TODAY By Jack Perry / Providence Journal Posted May 20, 2018 at 5:14 PMUpdated May 20, 2018 at 5:19 PM The question surfaces around every spring. Will this be a bad year for ticks? “When you live where ticks do, every year is a bad year,” says Thomas D. Mather, director of University of Rhode Island’s Center for Vector-Borne Disease and its TickEncounter Resource Center. “It only takes one tick bite to cause a devastating [...]
Expert Warns of ‘Tick Explosion’ This Summer
AS SEEN ON FOX 25 BOSTON MILTON, Mass. - Now that summer is just around the corner, experts are warning ticks will be coming back in full force. One tick expert told Boston 25 News the warmer weather will cause what he called a "tick explosion." The tiny, pesky and possibly harmful arachnids are about to spring into action, and everyone should be extra vigilant. Content Continues Below "They're [...]
Mosquito Facts
You probably know by now that mosquitoes are annoying, and that they could potentially pass on an unwanted virus to you, but did you know these other facts listed below? Test yourself and see how many you already knew!1. Wearing dark clothing will make you an easier target.Those beady eyes can only see so much, and wearing easily identifiable colors like black or royal blue will make you a mosquito [...]
What To Know About Lyme Disease
The most common disease carried by the deer tick in New England is Lyme disease. Winter weather is usually freezing and snowy for a long enough period of time to keep deer ticks from showing up. This year we can expect to see Lyme disease showing up in late spring and throughout the summer and fall months. Ticks are typically active any time the temperature is above 40 degrees and [...]
