First off, there are no poisonous spiders in Maine. Every now and then you'll hear of a Black Widow spider that's been mistakenly sent here in a shipment of lettuce or whatnot, but the climate in this state is far too cold for them to survive. Secondly, even though spiders are preda...
Volunteers participate in active tick sampling and collect data on which tick species are in their area. Volunteers also learn about tickborne disease and tick bite prevention strategies. Maps and data from 2021 to 2023 are located here: New York State Tick Blitz Results Tick Bite Prevention ...
(Maine) 06/16/2023 I ate tiny bits of poison Ivy as a kid for a week and it worked. Reply1 Replied by Susan (Westport, Ct) 05/05/2014 I have also heard about chewing young leaves of poison ivy to build up immunity against it. However, there are also some warnings about it on ...
In a typical Maine winter, the likes of which I don't think we've seen since we were all kids, ticks would be buried under the snow and frozen to death, making the whole cycle start anew in the spring. But we can't even really count on that anymore. Ticks just do whatever they ...
How about a cup of tea in the garden, and no bugs around to bother that idyllic scene? Anyone that can attest to how it works in their garden in Maine, please reach out. And if anyone has brewed tea using it, let us know that too. ...
Hu is working with a team from the Maine Medical Center and Tufts' Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine to try to eradicate Lyme by 2030. Meanwhile, when you're spending time outdoors, the experts advise avoiding tall grass and dense brush. Stay toward the middle of hiking trails. "Ticks...