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 your adventure is complete and you head back indoors, do a tick check.. Look at your skin and don't forget the strange places like behind your knees, Oates said. Use a mirror for your back and neck.. If a tick is found crawling on the body, it most likely hasn't bitten yet, she said.