How to avoid ticks and mosquitoes

As the weather warms and people begin to spend more time outside, ticks and mosquitoes will do the same.

While these pests are annoying, even more than that, they can be a threat to our health.

As a medical entomologist, Associate Research Professor Lee R. Haines studies how insects spread diseases. Her research at the University of Notre Dame focuses specifically on the complex relationships between insects, the microorganisms living in their bodies, and the disease-causing agents they transmit to humans and animals

In five questions, Haines explains the risks mosquitoes and ticks pose to people and discusses how the public can best protect themselves and family members from these bloodthirsty pests:

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