Why “No Mow May” Could Be Putting Your Kids and Pets at Risk

The “No Mow May” movement has grown in popularity over the past few years, with well-meaning homeowners embracing the idea of leaving their lawns untouched for the month in an effort to support early-season pollinators like bees. On the surface, this sounds like a great initiative for the environment. However, what many people don’t realize […]

Babesiosis Disease Can Be Transmitted By Ticks: How to Prevent

We have talked extensively in this space about the mosquito and tick borne illnesses with which people in the geographic area in which ohDEER does business need to concern themselves: West Nile virus, transported by mosquitoes, and Lyme disease, carried by deer ticks. ohDEER has also discussed here diseases other than West Nile virus with which mosquitoes […]
A mosquito biting a human

ohDEER Discusses the Mosquito Bite – Which Isn’t Really a Bite

Only the female mosquito bites (actually she pierces your skin with her proboscis), and that is for the purpose of feeding on blood necessary to produce eggs. Male mosquitoes feed on flower nectar, an activity a by-product of which is one of the few positives that mosquitoes render our planet – that would be pollination.There […]

Bats Are ohDEER's Wingmen in All-Natural Mosquito Control

Known for their spooky reputation from Halloween decor, bats actually serve beneficial purposes in nature. They are responsible for the dispersal of seeds, as pollinators and as natural pesticides. They consume masses of insects including mosquitos, which they prefer to eat 1,000 of, per night! “Individuals of some bat species can capture 500 to 1,000 […]

The Myth is True: Some Mosquitos Do Prefer People over Others!

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 […]

IN DEVELOPMENT – MAYBE A MORE ACCURATE TEST FOR LYME DISEASE

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 […]
chipmunk with ticks

Chipmunks Appear Cute, But They May Be Transporting 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 […]

Squash Mosquitos Love for Your Pool and Yard Ponds with ohDEER

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 […]

Ideal Weather Conditions for Mosquitos are Upon Us

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 […]

Learning About the Art & Science of Making Maple Syrup with Kurt Upham

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 […]
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