Legislators set to discuss increase in ticks, mosquitos and fleas Rockland County Legislator Harriet Cornell will hold a meeting of the Environmental Committee to discuss the increase in populations of ticks and other insects and the ways people can protect themselves from the diseases insects such as ticks, mosquitos and fleas spread. The meeting is […]
BY JOE KUHN The weather is getting warmer, but spring is not all sunshine and roses. The population of disease-carrying deer ticks has been on the increase and with the warmer weather, these pests tend to emerge. “We are in the middle of a tick explosion,” Senate Minority leader Chuck Schumer warned during a press conference […]
