With another Long Island winter in the rearview mirror, we can look forward to our days and nights staying above 40 degrees for the foreseeable future. While that’s great news for most of it, it’s also great news for ticks who remain active in temperature above freezing. It is important to keep that in mind and not wrongly assume that ticks are only a problem in very warm and hot weather.
We all know that ticks carry dangerous and debilitating diseases, most famously Lyme disease. There are several other diseases that different kinds of ticks can carry as well. One of these other diseases is tularemia.
As warmer weather arrives, so do droning, biting mosquitoes. When temperatures exceed 50 degrees Fahrenheit, these 
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Bed bug bites and mosquito bites are both red and itchy… and neither are anything you want to encounter! You want to take appropriate action regarding first aid and bug elimination but – without seeing what bit you – you might wonder, “How can I tell the difference between a mosquito bite and a 
You may have seen the 
While mosquito-borne viruses are increasingly common, there is one that has been on the decline in recent years. The 
When it comes to tick-borne illnesses, Lyme disease tends to garner the headlines with its long-term health consequences and high-profile sufferers. It’s easy to forget that there are other potentially debilitating infections transmitted by ticks.
Diagnosing 
Due to a changing climate, forest management issues, and other factors… tick habitats are expanding, and tick populations are booming. Unfortunately, more ticks mean more instances of 
With the arrival of fall, you might think the risk of being bitten by mosquitoes or spiders is quite low. There are fewer bugs in autumn, right? Perhaps not.
