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When a tick bite no longer means a trip to the emergency room

In 2021, Nova Scotia began allowing pharmacists to prescribe preventive treatment for Lyme disease after high-risk tick bites. Researchers found that emergency department visits for tick bites dropped by roughly 50% after ...

How woodchips can help keep ticks off trails

After a cold Canadian winter, most of us look forward to the spring and summer months to get outside and experience the natural world, whether it's hiking, biking, gardening or birdwatching.

The secret to keeping ticks at bay this summer: Woodchips

New research has shown woodchips to be the secret weapon to keeping ticks off recreational woodland trails, including eliminating nearly all Lyme disease-carriers when treated with insecticide. The two-year experimental field ...

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