How to Get Rid of Spiders with Home Remedies
If you feel squirmy when taking your camping gear out of storage or experience a little uneasiness when searching for garden tools in the garage, welcome to the club! Spiders...
Tick Prevention Tips to Stress Less this Summer
Tick related illnesses are on the rise. Changing weather patterns, urbanization, and robust wildlife populations all contribute to increased exposure to disease carrying ticks for people. But we can’t lock...
Tick Prevention and Lyme Disease Symptoms
Tick prevention can be complicated. Ticks are sly, cunning little critters that are determined to wedge themselves inside the first warm-blooded host they cross paths with. If it sounds like...
How to Prevent Lyme Disease
Lyme disease is caused by the bacteria borrelia burgdorferi which is transmitted by ticks. Not all ticks have this bacteria, but the Blacklegged tick is known to transmit it to...
Black Flies – What You Need To Know
What do you need to know about black flies? Well, they bite, and it hurts. Those bites leave itchy red bumps, so you’ll feel it if one does bite you....
Mosquito Diseases – Exploring Diseases Mosquitoes Carry
Mosquitoes are considered the most dangerous animal in the world. They can be found on every continent except Antarctica and their high numbers make mosquitoes nearly impossible to avoid. Mosquito-borne...
Tips for Celebrating Pollinator Week
Did you know that June 17 – June 23 is Pollinator Week? Today kicks off a weeklong celebration of Mother Nature’s little helpers – the bees, bugs and little mammals...
Rescuing Dads from Stress and Mess
Traditionally the bouncers of the typical family home, fathers are often recruited for protection from the things that go bump in the night. Monster under the bed? Dad can fix...
5 Tips for West Nile Virus Prevention
You might think you don’t need to worry about West Nile virus prevention at home in America. Perhaps it seems like an exotic threat, something to get shots for if...
How to Stop ‘Wanting’ and Start ‘Having’ in 4 Steps
Have you ever felt like your life would be so much better if you were in charge; if you were self-made, or could influence your destiny? I know this feeling...