Bring 2 1/4 cups water to a boil and add the rice and 1 teaspoon of the salt. Return to a boil, cover, and simmer for 30 to 40 minutes, until the rice is tender and all the water is absorbed. Transfer the rice to a bowl.
Opossums stop the spread of Lyme disease because they kill up to 4,000 ticks a week. Claims about possums and ticks are mostly true â but the amount of ticks one possum kills in a week has been skewed.
Tucking your pants into your socks or boots helps, as does some insect repellent on your clothes at the ankles, wrists and neckline. However, probably the best thing you could do is be very nice to possums. Guinea hens eat a lot of ticks but interestingly enough, the number one killer of adult ticks is the opossum. A poss is a great tick magnet, as it shuffles around through the undergrowth searching for food. It is also a fastidious groomer so, when it returns to the den, it begins to work on getting rid of ticks.