As much as I dislike the creepie crawlies and other irritating members of the insect world, they are a fact of life. So before I totally leave the subject, I have one more irritating pest to discuss - Ticks! Would you believe it, I never even HEARD of a tick until I was an adult. That's when they first discovered Lyme Disease - caused by a bacteria transmitted by these tiny pesky dangerous little bugs! Unfortunately there appear to be ticks in every state of the union - though not all carry diseases and not all carry the SAME diseases. The CDC has several graphics to explain which ticks carry … Continue reading...