DEET

It's the perfect time of year to go to the beach and/or dine al fresco, but those pesky bugs can ruin an otherwise perfect day.  I'm talking about those Jersey Shore greenhead flies and those omnipresent mosquitoes. I've heard people recommend bug sprays with DEET...

There have been seven confirmed cases of a tick-borne illness confirmed in Ocean County so far this season, but it's not Lyme Disease.   Babesiosis is spread by the nymph stage of the black-legged tick, or deer tick, and attacks the red blood cells.  O...

Did a bunch of mosquitoes come to your weekend BBQ, too?  16 of the pesky insects had ME for their dinner while I was trying to enjoy my burger.  We shouldn't be surprised.  It is, after all, mosquito season so we can get bitten even being outside for just a short time...