Tick Awareness for Homeowners: Identifying Risks Before They Spread

Despite their positive contributions to society such as acting as pollinators and food sources for other animals, this is outweighed by the negative contributions. They bite humans, causing skin irritation and spreading diseases to humans, pets and livestock. Mosquitoes can even infect pets with heart worm. It has long been discussed and considered – with long […]

Today we talk about ticks and testing for disease that ticks spread.  Of particular concern in the places were ohDEER does business is the deer tick  (so named because if feeds on the blood of deer), also called blacklegged tick, whose scientific name is Ixodes scapularis.   Deer ticks are carriers of Lyme disease. When deer ticks […]

Today we will be talking about the connection between the cute creatures known as chipmunks, and disease-carrying ticks. A mild climate over the past few years has been hospitable for providing food and for mating.  Chipmunk populations have boomed.  They are out and about in big numbers. And, here’s the thing, chipmunks are go-to source […]

Stagnant water is an environment that is fertile for mosquito eggs to be laid and hatch, and mosquito larvae to mature. Small ponds, in which water flows slowly or not at all, can be hospitable places for mosquitoes larvae to grow and develop. This includes decorative pools, yard ponds, bird baths and anything holding stagnant […]

A mild past winter and a generally warming environment over the past several years … in combination with what has been thus far a wet and rainy spring, makes conditions particularly hospitable and happy for mosquitoes. Mosquitoes like warm weather and standing water. Standing water is an effective incubator for mosquito eggs and larvae, and […]

In founding ohDEER 10 years ago, Kurt Upham responded to a need for safe and effective … for all natural … methods to control deer, mosquitoes, and ticks. Kurt has a vocation and avocation that synchs.  He has a business that naturally and effectively helps people safely share in his affinity for outdoors. Among the […]

Would the world be better off without mosquitos? An answer that seems to be an obvious yes. So if humans could make it happen, we should…  right? The answer is not so simple. Interfering with nature frequently ends up being a fool’s task for humans and backfires with negative consequences. Now, for sure, ohDEER – […]

A “go to” food source for deer are acorns. Acorns are rich in good nutrition for deer – a nice mix of healthy carbs, proteins, and fats. They fall from trees onto the ground for deer to eat during the fall. If acorns are plentiful that particular season, deer will be less inclined to feast […]

Ticks and mosquitos are commonly regarded as inactive during the cold months. The question is often asked, if the winter is harsh enough can it wipe out an entire tick or mosquito population in that area? The answer is, no matter how low temperatures sink, how high wind speeds get, and how much snow falls…mosquitos […]