Ticks and Lyme disease: What you need to know

City continues testing garlic-based tick and mosquito repellent

May 31, 2019May 31, 2019 Samantha Butler-Hassan, Local Journalism Initiative 0 Comments black legged ticks, garlic-based repellent, geese, Grasscreek Park, health unit, KFL&A Public Health, Kingston, lyme disease, Ontario, Rotary Park, tick bites, ticks, what to do if you find a tick

The arrival of the warm weather means it’s time to keep an eye out for disease-carrying black-legged ticks, also known as deer ticks. In response, the City is rolling out phase two of a repellent pilot project, testing an all-natural garlic-based tick and mosquito spray in some city parks.

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May 21, 2019 Tori Stafford 4 Comments Centennial Drive, City of Kingston, dog parks, garlic-based repellent, geese, Grass Creek Park, Kingston, lyme disease, mosquitoes, pilot project, Rotary Park, ticks, west nile virus

After beginning a trial last summer, the City of Kingston is continuing to test the effectiveness of a 100 per cent natural garlic-based product aimed at keeping mosquitos and ticks away from the dog park areas of Grass Creek Park and Rotary Park. The natural repellent is not harmful to