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Lyme disease cases start to tick down

Researchers say the cumulative effect of arid conditions during recent summers could be killing ticks, and possibly explain why there have been significantly fewer cases of Lyme disease reported in Maine this year. Lyme disease cases are on track to be the lowest in at least three years, and the hot, dry weather this summer […]

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Weak government response to ticks threatens public health

Maine’s invasion came early this year. In recent hotbeds of tick activity – from Scarborough to Belfast and Brewer – people say they spotted the eight-legged arachnid before spring. They noticed the ticks – which look like moving poppyseeds – encroaching on roads, beaches, playgrounds, cemeteries and library floors. They saw them clinging to dogs, […]

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Swat's in store for you this summer?!?

Read our Maine bug primer before the season lands on you. Maine has a lot of things going for it. Pristine lakes. Gorgeous views. Nature trails. Miles of beaches. And billions of mosquitoes and ticks ready and willing to saddle up to Cafe You for a snack. Like the views and the beaches, the creepy […]

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Ticks that carry Lyme disease surviving even deep-freeze winters, research shows

Mainers may have suffered through an extended winter and March snowstorms, but researchers believe the harsh season had little impact on the deer ticks that carry Lyme disease. As the weather has warmed this month – including some days when temperatures reached the 70s and 80s – the arachnids have emerged from a hibernation-like state […]

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SeniorsPlus April calendar includes safe driving, exercise classes

LEWISTON — The SeniorsPlus Education Center has announced the April calendar. Unless stated otherwise, classes are free and located at 8 Falcon Road. Programs are made possible through community and donation supported. Call SeniorsPlus at 800-427-1241 for more information and to register. Living Well with Chronic Pain: 1 to 3:30 p.m. Fridays though May 4; instructors, […]

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Maine officials finding 68 percent fewer winter ticks on moose herd

AUGUSTA — Maine wildlife biologists are encouraged by recent data showing a significant decrease in winter ticks on moose, leading to optimism that the number of hunting permits in 2018 will be similar to last year’s total. State Wildlife Division Director Judy Camuso said winter-tick checks on moose captured by biologists three weeks ago found […]