Spring is blooming, memories of Old Man winter have faded and Mother Earth entices us to enjoy her fresh beauty...with caution. Danger lurks in the woods, fields, grassy trails and suburban lawns that reach across large swaths of Minnesota and Wisconsin. In its nymph stage, the miniscule deer tick is also enjoying the cool, damp days of spring (and autumn, too). It's looking for food in the form of human or animal blood. If an infected deer tick -- a carrier of the bacteria that causes … [Read more...]
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