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.
Ticks do not die off during the winter months. To survive the cold and snow, most ticks find shelter in leaf litter and are dormant until spring. However, adult deer ticks (black-legged ticks) remain active year round. You or your pet could pick up a hitchhiker anytime the air temperature is close to freezing or above and the ground isnât frozen or snow covered.