Tick Safety Guide
Ticks are serious and their season is upon us. All attached ticks pose a potential danger - and each has its own characteristics and side effects. Tick bites can be serious and many of us experience long term effects. The CDC site has the most up-to-date information regarding exposure, treatment, medications, signs, and symptoms. The world wide has many references to tick diseases and the symptoms. These sites were chased as they provide a reference to the ticks that share our neighborhoods.
OPOSSUMS EAT VIRTUALLY ALL THE TICKS IN YOUR YARD? Feb. 2020
The Helpful Opossum June 2019/2021
Opossums: Unsung Heroes in the Fight Against Ticks and Lyme Disease June 2017
Hordes of bloodthirsty ticks drinking animals dry in Vermont: 90,000 found on 1 moose Feb 2020
New scary tick disease surfacing in region - Powassan - _ (Duluth News Tribune 2017)
Tick Safety Guide - State of Wisconsin
Mayo Clinic On LINE: Lyme Disease Ehrlichiosis Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever Borrelia burgdorferi Lone Star Tick (Meat Allergy)
Slide Show Guide to Different Tick Species and the Diseases they Carry
WebMD: Tick Bites - Topic Overview