Spray Your Shoes With Permethrin This Summer
Photo: THP Creative (Shutterstock) If you’re grossed out by the idea that you might be bitten by a tick this summer (chances are good, to be honest), now is the…
The 5 Worst Bugs to Find in Your House (and 5 That Aren’t So Bad)
Photo: Sushaaa (Shutterstock) Bees are nice. Bees do not want to bother you. Bees just want to make honey and feed it to their children, who in turn want the…
How to Count ‘One Mississippi’ Around the World
Photo: hansen.matthew.d (Shutterstock) I know I’m not the only one who learned to count “one Mississippi, two Mississippi” as a kid. The idea, of course, is that when you insert…
Why You Need to Obliterate the Dreaded Spotted Lanternfly
Spotted lanternflies (SLFs) are native to southeast Asia, but they have made their way to the United States in recent years. The first U.S. sighting happened in Berks County, Pennsylvania,…
Lyme disease vaccine found to be safe and effective in clinical trial
By Alice Klein A new Lyme disease vaccine is on the wayHailshadow/Getty Images/iStockph A vaccine against Lyme disease has been shown to be safe and effective in a clinical trial…
Monitoring of ticks in the US is patchy and underfunded
By Jessica Hamzelou A tick under a microscopeazvan Cornel Constantin / Alamy Tick-borne diseases are on the rise in the US – but programmes to monitor the spread of ticks…