Sentences with phrase «high tick season»

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A University of Massachusetts laboratory that tests ticks that people find on themselves or their pets for diseases is stepping up its efforts as tick season kicks into high gear.

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FACT: In most areas of the country, high season for ticks runs from April to November.

«Dog parks are a breeding ground for fleas and ticks, especially in the high flea and tick season from April to October,» she says.

Owners that live in high risk areas, like the Northeastern United States, should stay on top of flea and tick control before problem seasons like spring and summer.

The Retailer's Role Due to a bad flea and tick season last fall, flea and tick control products have sold well recently, said Alison Schwartz, manager of All Pets Considered in Greensboro, N.C. «We experienced really high response, and more customers were asking us about these products,» she said.

Due to a bad flea and tick season last fall, flea and tick control products have sold well recently, said Alison Schwartz, manager of All Pets Considered in Greensboro, N.C. «We experienced really high response, and more customers were asking us about these products,» she said.

Potential impacts of climate change on the transmission of Lyme disease include: 1) changes in the geographic distribution of the disease due to the increase in favorable habitat for ticks to survive off their hosts; 85 2) a lengthened transmission season due to earlier onset of higher temperatures in the spring and later onset of cold and frost; 3) higher tick densities leading to greater risk in areas where the disease is currently observed, due to milder winters and potentially larger rodent host populations; and 4) changes in human behaviors, including increased time outdoors, which may increase the risk of exposure to infected ticks.