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.
Did you know there are plants that help keep ticks and other parasites away from your family and pets? Ticks can carry diseases, such as Lyme disease, which can affect both people and pets. Ticks live on plants while they wait for an attractive warm-blooded host to wander by. Like all parasites, they like some plants more than others, and seem to hate some plants with a strong scent.