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Lyme Disease is a deadly epidemic in the Northern United States, and Chronic Lyme Disease is a very real threat to our lives and well-being.
Source: The Portland Press Herald by Deirdre Fleming on April 9, 2012.
This is a great article by The Portland Press Herald about Lyme treatment and prevention and a Maine Native.
Source: Living with Bugs by Jack DeAngelis, PhD.
There is a lot of confusion over the insecticide names permethrin and pyrethrum. Permethrin is a man-made insecticide whose chemistry is based on natural pyrethrum. This article examines the important differences between these similar-sounding pesticides. (more…)
Source: LymeNet Europe by Tom Grier.
Springtime is tick time. This means we will soon be seeing those cautionary ads on television telling us to use tick repellents. In almost every instance, the active ingredient in those advertised tick repellents will be DEET, which is the active ingredient in most mosquito repellents.