Looks like a warmer than normal winter over much of the USA is leading to an explosion in the population of nasty little bugs.
If your pets roam outside please make sure they are protected from FLEAS, TICKS and MOSQUITOES to the best of your ability. Give your pets Heartworm treatments, slap on a "Flea & Tick" collar, etc.
If your pets roam outside please make sure they are protected from FLEAS, TICKS and MOSQUITOES to the best of your ability. Give your pets Heartworm treatments, slap on a "Flea & Tick" collar, etc.
http://pittsburgh.cbslocal.com/2012/02/01/warm-winter-could-cause-critter-problems/
Warm Winter Could Cause Critter Problems
February 1, 2012 5:45 PM
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The recent weather has been so warm that groundhogs like Phil may wake up earlier this winter. The same goes for deer, skunks and raccoons.
Those are some of the findings from a study at Cornell University.
Everyone, even our pets, wants to know what happened to winter?
“We have lived in multiple states; so, each state has some different factors to consider, especially the time of the year you can get ticks,” said Jaclyn Macedonia, of the North Hills. “Fleas, especially with a new puppy; we haven’t had a new puppy for seven years, so we are learning things all over again.”