are the bane of those who frequent the outdoors. They can render the glory of an outing in the woods or along a stream into an ordeal of serious illness, even death. All from a pinprick and the ...

Hopefully these past two weeks’ columns won’t upset any possum fan clubs out there as my intent isn’t to write a smear campaign, but rather to simply separate fact from fallacy regarding our marsupial ...

With fields and forest alive with hunters, reports of Lyme disease will probably be coming in at a greater rate. Not that the little buggers are more active at this time of the year. They don’t seem ...

Opossums are nocturnal critters that may repel and disgust many, but they could be a important factor in keeping ticks and Lyme disease at bay. While some recommend spraying for ticks in your yard, ...

No one knows this better than the employees and volunteers at the Greenville Humane Society in South Carolina. Being at the ...

Ticks can find their way to and take up residence in your yard for a number of reasons. They can’t fly, so in many cases, they are carried by wildlife and rodents: rats, mice, raccoons, opossums, deer ...