State pesticide regulators sound alarm over human health risks, waterway contamination from use of fipronil.
Cooler weather sends homeowners outside to rake leaves, clear brush and close gardens after a long summer. Those routine fall chores can also put them ... Read more
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Standing under an eastern hemlock tree near a thicket of lizard’s tail in her backyard — a tick’s dream — Casey Hamaker had flashbacks to the day she first contracted alpha-gal syndrome, a mysterious illness spreading rapidly across the United States. “This is the scene of the crime,” she said. As she was clearing brush […]
The Narwhal reports that ticks are spreading in Ontario due to climate change, increasing the risk of Lyme disease, particularly from blacklegged ticks.