Ticks

Did you know that the number of Lyme Disease cases in Minnesota has tripled in the last 20 years? Here are the counties reporting the most.

Tick season is here and recently a breed of tick that can cause meat allergies has now made its way into parts of Minnesota.

For all of us living in Northern Minnesota and Wisconsin, the downside of summer is bugs, especially ticks.

The moose is an elegant yet massive figure that is generally hard to spot in the wild. Unfortunately with their declining population it is going to get harder and harder to see them.

What do you do when you have a tick on you, or on someone else? I know that as I grew up I was always told to use Vaseline.

The wood ticks are so bad this year that we couldn't even stay outdoors.

This products claims to repel ticks and other insects. I tried them out for a week of turkey hunting, here's what I found.

It was a cold, wet winter, followed by a quick warm thaw for the Northland. This weather has created the ideal conditions for ticks and mosquitoes to thrive.

The CDC has been tracking the Human Powassan Virus (POW) for the last decade. While it is rare, some of the highest reported number of cases have been from Minnesota & Wisconsin.

While we try to make the most of the precious few months of warm weather the Northland gets each year, the CDC is reminding the public to be vigilant and take precautions to avoid ticks and the nasty diseases they can carry.

Now that we are getting warmer temperatures and I see people walking their dogs, once the trees start to bud, it means the ticks will be out soon.

The mosquitoes were pretty bad last weekend.  We were at the cabin in Northern Minnesota, so it's pretty much always bad.  Every trip up I pick up a can of family bug spray, usually with the less amount of DEET to apply to the kids.  I usually get a higher concentrated DEET bug spray for the adults.  We usually get quite a few bug bites anyway.   This time we tried something all natural to see how