Gram-positive ((of bacteria) being or relating to a bacterium that retains the violet stain used in Gram's method). Gram-negative ((of bacteria) being of or relating to a bacterium that does not retain the violet stain used in Gram's method). Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of bacteria):
Outdoors experts: Keep ticks off by spraying repellent on your clothes. A female deer tick. Shane Wilkinson, camping equipment manager at Bass Pro Shops in the Fingerlakes Mall, said he was among those who mistakenly thought this past winter was going to put a real hurt on the ticks.
Once you have located the tick, do not try to pry it out using nails, tweezers or anything else, as it will only make the tick dig in deeper and release more of its toxic fluids into the body. Instead try these simple home remedies that will peel the tick out of the skin like smooth wax paper. 1. Citrus.