tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1184534445566567352.post8699652892708215862..comments2024-02-02T10:18:48.627-05:00Comments on NSL Photography Blog: Zika and Lyme Disease are a problem for millions who spend this summer outdoors in the U.S.Ned S. Levihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09924189990444148376noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1184534445566567352.post-33596104260936044262016-06-01T06:54:01.706-04:002016-06-01T06:54:01.706-04:00Pearl, thanks for your comment. The range shown on...Pearl, thanks for your comment. The range shown on the map is directly from the data provided by the CDC.Ned S. Levihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09924189990444148376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1184534445566567352.post-13356822896983319662016-05-18T21:50:59.200-04:002016-05-18T21:50:59.200-04:00Disappointed you don't include the range of th...Disappointed you don't include the range of the Western Black Legged tick, which spreads Lyme just as easily and the Deer Tick. They are found all over the west, including every single county in California. Your map suggests that the only Lyme carrying ticks west of the Mississippi exist in a tiny zone of Northern Oregon/Southern Washington. If you look at cases of Lyme reported to the CDC, Pearlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09576144049302954879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1184534445566567352.post-40962947130286409012016-05-03T10:19:13.384-04:002016-05-03T10:19:13.384-04:00I recommend sticking with DEET and Permethrin base...I recommend sticking with DEET and Permethrin based products for preventing mosquito (DEET better) and tick (Permethrin better) bites. DEET products can be directly applied to skin, while Permethrin is only to be applied to clothing (Permethrin must thoroughly dry on clothing before the clothing can be worn.)Ned S. Levihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09924189990444148376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1184534445566567352.post-68743824547373110132016-05-02T13:42:10.608-04:002016-05-02T13:42:10.608-04:00Do your research when shopping. Much like during ...Do your research when shopping. Much like during the bed bug panic (still an issue btw!) products are advertising that they prevent Zika or kill the Zika mosquitoes. Look at the actual ingredients.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1184534445566567352.post-71395509243543792932016-04-26T09:20:09.009-04:002016-04-26T09:20:09.009-04:00Great article. Finally someone took a practical ap...Great article. Finally someone took a practical approach to Zika and told us what we can do to hopefully stay safe. And you reminded us about Deer Ticks which are a problem in my neck of the woods.Simon - Concord, MAnoreply@blogger.com