Fun Fact Friday – Pet Vampires

Fun Fact Friday – Pet Vampires Fleas rely on blood for food. A female flea can lay roughly 2,000 eggs. Female fleas are typically larger than the males. Fleas have four life stages: egg, larva, pupa, and adult. A female flea can consume up to 15 times her body...

Zika Virus – Did You Know?

Zika Virus – Did You Know? Zika was first discovered in 1947. Zika, doesn’t infect the same mosquitoes as West Nile virus (the Culex species spreads West Nile). Aedes aegypti mosquito transmits Zika. The Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus mosquitoes spread...

Fun Fact Friday – Zika Virus

Fun Fact Friday – Zika Virus The Zika Virus has become a growing concern, especially with pregnant women. Those infected may give birth to babies with microcephaly, a disorder that leads to babies born with abnormally small heads and severe brain damage. The New...

Fun Fact Friday – KICK the TICK

Fun Fact Friday – KICK the TICK An engorged female tick may lay around 2,000 eggs or more. Adult American dog ticks are reddish brown in color with silvery-gray or whitish markings on the back or upper body. American dog ticks are most numerous along roadsides, paths,...