Category Archives: Ticks

Pests to Watch For in Denver in May

Photo by Mat Pound, USDA Agricultural Research Service, Bugwood.org The warming days in the month of May bring out a few new pests to the Denver area but the largest nuisance continues to be ticks. As we mentioned in our last blog post, here in Colorado we are fortunately that the virus that causes Lyme…

Pests to Watch For in Denver in April

One of the most important items to note on the list of emerging insects in April is the start of tick season. It usually begins in early April and will continue until temperatures climb in early summer. Fortunately, the virus that causes Lyme disease, the most commonly feared and most dangerous tick-borne illness, is not…