May is Lyme disease awareness month and, at the same time, a certain variety of tick has become more abundant in the Kootenay ...

For a bug repellent that’s safe and effective—and that won’t stink or leave a puddle of oil on your skin—skip the DEET and get a picaridin formula, like Sawyer Products 20% Picaridin ...

MOSQUITOES feast on us for practical reasons. Only the females bite humans and they do it to get a ‘blood meal,’ deriving proteins from the blood to produce eggs. To help locate their prey, female ...

When the summer months come, most of us think about beach days, cookouts, and long walks with our dogs. But for a lot of pups ...

The brown recluse and black widow are the most common venomous spiders in the U.S., Mississippi. What are their habitats?

The SRHD recommends wearing light-colored clothing and long pants and sleeves to help avoid gnat bites by covering skin and keeping ... or DEET, as insect repellent and the insecticide permethrin ...

The natural beauty of the great outdoors compels millions of people to incorporate nature into their daily routines. Whether it’s a morning walk around the neighborhood, an oceanfront weekend spent ...

Mosquitos are drawn to people for a variety of reasons including blood type, odor and even the color of clothing you're ...

While early predictions have warned of a potential surge in mosquito numbers this summer, some are sounding the alarm on a different bloodsucker – ticks are back in business in parts of Minnesota.

THINK spring and the health hazard that likely jumps to the forefront of your mind is hay fever. And while this time of the ...

Upcoming events in Lake County include an exploration hike of Ferndale Preserve on May 2 on the western shore of Lake Apopka ...

Lyme disease may be difficult to diagnose as people can have common and unspecific symptoms, like a headache or fever, and ...