Opinion / Editorial : State warns about illnesses from ticks, South Dakota State warns about illnesses from ticks, South Dakota The Argus Leader By staff reports South Dakota health officials are warning people …

Researchers have identified seven possibilities for the next generation of mosquito repellant, some of which may work several times longer than the current standard-bearer, DEET. The next step: safety testing to make sure they’re not harmful.

While the new repellants aren’t likely to be available commercially for a few years, early tests on cloth were promising, with some chemicals repelling mosquitoes for as long as 73 days and many working for 40 to 50 days, compared to an average of 17.5 days with DEET, according to a study in Tuesday’s edition of Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

It’s difficult to hate a deer, no matter what they do to your garden. When Jan Poot and Maria Pede moved into their home near West Humber Park, the deer population - ” bounding around the area with their glossy …

Allen Steere , as a member of the IDSA and having spent decades studying the disease, is well regarded by many as an “expert” on Lyme disease.