What's biting, and why.
Field notes on ticks, mosquitoes, and the diseases they carry. Every claim on every page is sourced to the CDC, the EPA, or peer-reviewed research, and the sources are listed at the bottom of each piece so you can check them yourself.
How to Remove a Tick
Fine-tipped tweezers, straight out, no heat or petroleum jelly. What the CDC actually says, and what to watch for after.
Read it → Field notesTick Identification Guide
The species that bite people in the US, what each looks like, where they live, and what each can carry.
Read it → Field notesLyme Disease Prevention
How transmission works, the attachment window that matters, and the layers that lower your risk.
Read it → Field notesAlpha-Gal Syndrome
The lone star tick bite that can trigger a delayed allergy to red meat, and why it is so often missed.
Read it → Field notesWhen Is Tick Season?
Nymphs drive most disease in late spring and summer, but adults stay active into winter.
Read it → Field notesWhy Mosquitoes Bite Some People More
Carbon dioxide, skin odor, heat, and colour. What the research supports, and what it refutes.
Read it → Field notesWest Nile Virus in the United States
The bird cycle, the late-summer peak, and who is actually at risk.
Read it → Field notesThe Asian Tiger Mosquito
A daytime biter that breeds in anything holding water, and how far it has spread.
Read it → Field notesStanding Water and Mosquito Control
The only home mosquito control with real evidence behind it.
Read it → Field notesHow to Treat a Mosquito Bite
Why bites itch, what actually helps, and when a bite needs a doctor.
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