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YARD AND GARDEN: A bad year for ticks? Take steps to protect yourself
Journal Gazette & Times-Courier· 2 days agoTicks come in a variety of different species. In Illinois, our most common tick found feeding on our pets and humans is the American dog tick
Climate change might prompt more mosquitoes to move into New Mexico
Source New Mexico via Yahoo News· 5 days agoClimate change is having an impact on where many creatures live, including mosquitoes. That’s...
How to Draw an Oatmeal Bath for Rash
Verywell Health via Yahoo News· 3 days agoTo minimize the mess when offering an oatmeal bath for babies and children, make a satchel for your oats. Fill a sock...
Kids often fear 'ugly and creepy' cicadas. Teachers know how to change their minds.
USA Today· 5 days agoCicadas have emerged from the ground, like billions of thundering time-travelers. The emergence is...
Why do feet stink by the end of the day?
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 2 days agoOther kinds of bacteria eat cheese too, and they make different chemicals that give the various cheeses their unique odors and flavors. Because foot...
The West Nile virus is detected in Houston and other parts of the U.S. Should you be worried about...
Yahoo Life Style via AOL· 3 days agoBut West Nile is a different concern. “West Nile is a completely different beast,” Russo said. While...
More kinds of ticks, longer season as experts warn ‘Illinois is at the frontline’
Chicago Tribune· 4 days agoAs tick season approaches, experts warn that Illinois residents should be even more wary as the type...
Cicada scampi at Missouri Botanical Garden. 'Crunchy sky raisins,' says chef.
St. Louis Post-Dispatch· 6 days agoGive a man some cicadas, and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to cook with cicadas, and — well,...
Do body lice spread plague? Science suggests the blood-suckers may have played a surprising role
NBC News via Yahoo News· 5 days agoScientists have long debated whether human body lice might have helped drive the rapid spread of the...
Cicadapocalypse: Conservation Dept. holds webcast about the bugs
KRCG· 2 days agoThe Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) held a webcast focused on all things cicada....
