“Is Lyme Disease contagious?” is a question asked by many folks who wonder why their family members all have the disease too. As my step son who is getting his life back from Lyme says, “Lyme is like an octopus. It reaches out with its many arms to other members of the family.” Once one […]

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Few pests evoke as many questions from people as ticks. Besides their repulsive appearance, ticks are vectors of potentially debilitating and life-threatening diseases. Lyme disease, in particular, has attracted national attention and is now the number one arthropod-borne disease in the United States. Ticks prefer to live in woods, tall grass, weeds and brush. They […]

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