Kelvin Wiley🕷 on Instagram: "Whenever I go outside searching for insects, I usually come back home with several ticks crawling around on my body. I’m sure most of you know that ticks are known for spreading many different diseases and illnesses to both humans and animals. This adult female Lone Star Tick (Amblyomma americanum) has the potential to transmit a very severe and sometimes life threatening disease known as Alpha-Gal Sydrome, or AGS for short. Any meat lovers in here? I have some very

Kelvin Wiley🕷 on Instagram: "Whenever I go outside searching for insects, I usually come back home with several ticks crawling on my body. I’m sure most of you know that ticks are known for spreading many different diseases and illnesses to both humans and animals. This adult female Lone Star Tick (Amblyomma americanum) that I’m holding has the potential to transmit a very severe and sometimes life threatening allergic condition known as alpha-gal sydrome, or AGS for short. Any meat lovers in h

Good Question: Should Minnesotans worry about the lone star tick?

Dee A. Nash on Instagram: "PSA: Let’s talk about protective clothing for gardening, hiking, camping, etc. Oklahoma is overrun with Lone star ticks, Amblyomma americanum, east of I-35 where I live. They are moving north at a rapid rate so this also applies to northerners. I’m making it my mission to share about Alpha-Gal Syndrome and other tick-borne diseases. I’m not preachy. I’m passionate. This is my clothing for working in the garden. I wear permethrin-treated socks, pants that I tuck into my