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Summer forecast: More ticks, mosquitoes

Finally, it’s summer and warm enough to wear shorts and flip-flops. But if you’re outdoors, you may want to adopt a different style: Tuck your long pants into your socks, experts recommend. OK, it’s nerdy. But it’ll mean ticks can’t crawl and bite your skin until they get to your neck, said Jim Dill, pest […]

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Maine’s climate already changing, with more to come

Though people tend to talk most about climate change during a heat wave or in the wake of a terrible storm, the reality is that it’s a slow, subtle shift that’s scarcely noticeable except over the long haul. But scientists say that Maine is very much feeling its impact. From a rise in the number […]

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Maine records two cases of encephalitis caused by ticks

AUGUSTA (AP) — The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention says that the state has recorded two cases of encephalitis caused by a tick-borne disease. Officials announced Wednesday that the Maine CDC was notified last week of two cases of Powassan Encephalitis in adults in Maine’s Mid Coast. Both people are recovering at home […]

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Outdoors in Maine: Tick season is here. Here are some tips

It didn’t used to be, but in many parts of Maine now, deer ticks are a reality. It’s spring and time to think about the outdoors and proper protection against ticks. Maine had 1,171 cases of Lyme disease reported in 2015. May is Lyme Disease Awareness Month and time to consider a tick-prevention strategy. In […]

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Snowy winter means more ticks this season

With the warmer weather comes a new warning about tick season. It turns out, our harsh winter may actually mean the upcoming tick season will be worse than usual. Researchers said the heavy snow pack acted as a protective blanket for ticks and that will lead to more insects than usual. May is Lyme Disease […]

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Moose populations down as winter ticks cull herd

PORTLAND — Sportsmen hoping to bag a big moose are seeing increased competition from a tiny parasite that’s cutting down moose populations in New England and across parts of the northern United States, prompting some states to offer hunters fewer permits or halt hunting altogether. Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont are all issuing fewer moose […]

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Harsh winter, but Lyme-carrying ticks survived

PORTLAND (AP) — The harsh winter did nothing to cull the nationwide tick population, and health officials are primed for a warm season that could see the number of Lyme disease cases rise. In northern New England, the increase in cases of Lyme correlates with a growing population of deer ticks, which transmit the disease, […]