Like deer ticks, Lone Star ticks are found in wooded areas, and their geographical distribution is growing in North America. “I'm sure you can probably assume that ‘oh, [the Lone Star tick] used to be probably more [in the] south than the north and you are right. I can tell you ...
Current Lyme disease risk areas in Ontario While not all Blacklegged Ticks can cause Lyme disease, there has been an increase in the number of areas in Ontario where blacklegged ticks have been identified or are known to exist. Ticks infected with Lyme and other diseases are continuing to spr...
Ticks in Nova Scotia Widespread in the Eastern US. In Canada, it has been collected in Ontario, Quebec, and all Atlantic provinces. In Image – Top: nymph, Blacklegged ticks. Bottom: dog ticks. Lyme disease is a bacterial infection transmitted from an infected Blacklegged tick (aka Deer Ti...
The article reports that black legged ticks, carriers of the bacteria that cause Lyme disease, have been found in the Thousand Islands region of eastern Ontario. Research scientist Dr. Robbin Lindsay of Canada's Public Health Agency expressed surprise o...
Selenium Concentrations in Greater Scaup and Dreissenid Mussels During Winter on Western Lake Ontario One hypothesis for the decline of the North American greater (Aythya marila) and lesser (A. affinis) scaup population is that contaminant burdens acquired ... LL Ware,SA Petrie,SS Badzinski,......
Lawsuits against homeowners for slips, trips, and falls due to snow and ice are put on the clock; notice must be served within 60 days now that Bill 118 has passed in Ontario.
Tick bite: I was having severe pains shoot through my chest area, thinking I might be coming down with pneumonia, and after two weeks found a small tick embedded in the skin. I removed it with tweezers, and started taking ___ Silver immediately; 3 teaspoons a day for 14 days. The pai...
Scott, MSc, Founder, Lyme Disease Association of Ontario, who has published 14 peer-reviewed scientific articles on ticks and Lyme disease. “A tick that carries Lyme disease in addition to Babesia would be expected to transmit a disease that is more serious than a case of Lyme disease by ...
Like the rest of us, black-legged ticks love to come out in the summer months, but they can also be found in spring and fall. Per Health Canada, climate change has extended periods of over-zero-degree temperatures, giving black-legged ticks time to hang out longer and venture into ...
“Micro-Livestock”; but it’s hardly yet on the Western palate. The politicians are so keen on getting us all to switch over to bug eating that they have even found celebrities to push this new agenda. Nicole Kidman, for instance,ate a four-course meal of bugson camera in an attempt...