Roland Hulme's blog

When people mention ticks, most people’s first thought is: Lyme disease. But more dangers are posed by tick bites than just America’s fastest growing vector-borne disease.

A petition has been started to remove a video from the Center for Disease Control’s website – one which Lyme advocates claim is “misleading” and untrue.

Some old wives’ tales hold true today – but others don’t. Many old time remedies for dealing with tick bites, for example, could actually make you more at risk of Lyme disease. When tick control fails, and you find yourself with a tick attached to you, here are 5 things to avoid:

Statistics prove Lyme disease is more of a risk in New Hampshire than ever before.

There’s no question that Lyme disease is spreading across the United States – but it’s rare we get to witness it quite as vividly as we do with this illustration.

Every Friday, we’ll list the top trending stories about Lyme disease and tick control. If you have a story you think we should include, email us at editor@treeandlawncare.com.

May is often recognized as the most dangerous month for tick bites – when poppy seed-sized nymph ticks have freshly hatched and are eagerly looking for their first blood meal.

Pennsylvania is the state hardest hit by ticks bites and Lyme disease – which is why it has some of the most active and effective groups of Lyme disease advocates in America.

Lyme disease is spreading throughout the United States and Canada – but are there holes in the theory that it’s spreading because of climate change?

Currently, there’s a concensus that the b.burgdorferi bacterium which causes Lyme disease cannot survive in the bloodstream of cold-blooded animals, like lizards.