Wondering what to do about ticks on your Monmouth County property? We give you our best advice.
During the warm months, it seems like ticks are just about everywhere. You take a walk in the woods, you come back with one crawling around in your shirt. You’re trying to enjoy a nice picnic in the park when you notice one sneaking across the blanket towards you – trying to set up a…
While the East Asian tick might be known for its small size, it is causing big problems for those who reside in the state of New Jersey. The fact that…
Ticks are under the scientific classification known as Arachnida, which is a class of joint legged invertebrate like mites, spiders, scorpions, etc. They have been in existence for 90 million years according to fossil records. They are small arachnids with a complex life cycle, and they need blood meals to complete this cycle. This life…
You are taking a walk with your dog, and it very energetic and playful, as it has always been… and on the next day, your pet doesn’t feel like drinking or eating a lot. Then, you find out the back limbs are paralyzed.
Ticks can be scary creatures to us humans because we know they live outside. We could be hiking into the woods or just in our backyards and ticks will somehow find us. We might not even notice that they have attached themselves to us.
Most ticks belong to the Ixodidae family, but they vary in color and size by species. Adult ticks range in size from smaller than a sunflower seed to over one centimeter long when engorged with blood. The larvae of a tick can be less than one millimeter in length. Ticks are often found in highly…
You should also be cautious in knowing that Lyme disease isn’t the only sickness transmitted through the bite of a tick. Ticks also carry other bacteria. Because of the tick’s…
While many of us are familiar with pests such as ants and bees, many people do not know much about ticks. These pests, however, can present potentially fatal situations for…
