Ticks in Canada: How to Avoid Them and Successfully Deal With Bites

The season of creepy-crawlies has arrived in Canada, but there is one particular insect that can be especially dangerous: ticks. Ticks can carry bacterial illnesses, infections, or various types of fevers, making the tiny parasitic arachnids a danger to both you and your pets. While there are more than 40 tick species in Canada, it’s the blacklegged tick and the Western blacklegged tick that are most commonly associated with Lyme disease, a potentially serious bacterial sickness. University of Guelph staff scientist Justin Wood told The Epoch Times the blacklegged tick is prevalent from Manitoba to Nova Scotia, while the Western blacklegged tick is more prevalent on the West coast, from Vancouver island to the coastal mainland....