With tick season ramping up again this spring, it’s time to marshall your tools for keeping biting, disease-causing bugs at bay. Using bug spray is one important strategy, as is keeping your yard ...

Wearing clothing treated with permethrin is one of several strategies recommended by public health experts to prevent bites from ticks and mosquitoes. But—at least when it comes to protection against ...

Summer is the season of hiking, swimming, and enjoying the warmth of the sun on your skin. It’s also, unfortunately, the season of ticks. The blood-sucking critter population peaks when the weather ...

West Nile virus has been detected in mosquito samples in New Bedford, according to a community announcement. The Massachusetts Department of Public Health notified local health officials that the ...

The Maryland Department of Agriculture (MDA) and the Anne Arundel County Health Department have announced an expansion of ...

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LEONARD, N.D. - Mosquito ground spraying is scheduled for Leonard starting at 7 tonight. The active ingredient in the spray is permethrin, according to the Cass County Vector Control District. The ...