Source: CBC News, March 20, 2018 Expansion likely due to favourable climates: expert As spring brings warmer weather to Saskatchewan it will also bring out pesky critters, including ticks. The American dog tick, the province’s most common tick species, has been appearing in places in Saskatchewan it had never been previously, according to Phil Curry, entomologist and the… Continue reading Ticks spreading to new places in Saskatchewan
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The Growing Threat of Lyme Disease
By Gail Johnson, Alive.com How you can protect yourself Lyme disease is a growing threat in Canada, and why it’s spreading may surprise you. Climate change is increasing the range of blacklegged ticks. Lyme disease can be a devastating disease that many medical practitioners don’t know much about. Learn how you can protect yourself and… Continue reading The Growing Threat of Lyme Disease