Eco-minded Pest Solutions

05/23/2026

Lyme disease although not as prevalent in the South, has plague the people of the North.

05/19/2026

Watch out!

Weekly visits to emergency rooms for tick bites are at the highest level since at least 2017. Will this tick season be worse than previous years?

05/09/2026

Interesting

Here are 2 true statements about ticks:
- The longer a tick is attached, the easier it is to find;
- The longer a tick is attached, the more likely it is to transmit an infectious dose of germs.
There’s a caveat about the second statement. Some germs, like the Powassan virus are transmitted quickly after tick attachment, while some take longer to cause an infection as they need the nutrients of the blood meal in the tick's gut to increase in number to an infectious level (Lyme bacteria), or to transform into an infectious form (babesia parasite). By 4 days of feeding, if the tick is infected, it most certainly has transmitted an infectious dose. Don’t delay—have the tick tested and contact your PHP!
But the TAKE-AWAY from this post really is: DO A TICK CHECK DAILY!!

03/16/2026

Interesting!

Trent Frazer, lead entomologist and senior director of quality assurance, Aptive Pest Control spoke with PCT about how mild and harsh winter weather can impact mosquito populations.