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January is One Health Awareness Month

What is One Health? One Health is an approach that recognizes that the health of people is closely connected to the health of animals and our shared environment. One Health […]

Avoiding ticks while camping

Avoiding Ticks While Camping

You may be taking suitable precautions to protect yourself from bears and other wild animals while camping, but have you considered little pests that can be as small as the […]

Tick-Borne Diseases are Hard to Diagnose

Why Tick-Borne Diseases are Hard to Diagnose

The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) lists sixteen different diseases transmitted by ticks in the United States, including Lyme disease, Babesiosis, Anaplasmosis, and Ehrlichiosis.  Since 2004, confirmed cases of tick-borne […]

Use Mosquitofish to Control Mosquitoes

Should You Use Mosquitofish to Control Mosquitoes?

Mosquitoes are blood-sucking vectors that carry and transmit several dangerous diseases such as West Nile Virus (WNV), St Louis encephalitis (SLE), Western Equine encephalitis (WEE), and Eastern Equine encephalitis (EEE).  […]

preventing ticks in yards

Preventing Ticks in Yards

Ticks are a dangerous vector insect species found in many parts of the United States.  They require an animal host to survive and reproduce and feed on the host animal’s […]

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Home Checklist for Rat Prevention

Want to prevent rats from moving in?  Check out this 8-step home checklist to help prevent an infestation!