COVID-19 Shares Symptoms With Lyme Disease

With warmer weather and families feeling cooped up, many are choosing to spend their time this summer outside. While being outdoors lessens the COVID-19 spread, it increases your chances of running into another disease. “Because the focus is so much on COVID maybe we don’t think about Lyme Disease as much, and I think that you’re going to see a… … Read More

Giant insect prompts murder hornet concerns in Perdido Key

A large insect spotted on Perdido Key reminded one of our Channel 3 viewers of the invasive murder hornets seen on the west coast of the United States. Eddie Thompson sent us his photos and asked for help identifying the insect. He was concerned it could be dangerous, especially for children. We reached out to horticulture agent Beth Bolles, with … Read More

Welcome to Tick Season

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Stamm: How to protect yourself from ticks

If you spend a significant amount of time outdoors in the summer, chances are you have had a few tick encounters. Ticks are parasites that must have three blood meals during their lifetime to develop and reproduce. Kentucky is an ideal environment for ticks as we have forests, humidity and a large deer population.  The … Source: Winchester Sun