“Tick habitat … is spreading,” according to the Washington Trails Association statement. “Ticks have been spotted in more parts of Washington in recent years.” Those parts include the Olympic ...

New London County had the highest deer tick density ... “The greatest risk of exposure to ticks and tick-borne diseases is actually in that habitat around people’s backyards,” Linske ...

Deer tick activity surged this week in Maine ... wearing light-colored long sleeves and pants when in tick habitat, and tucking your pants into your socks. Tick habitat doesn’t include just ...

“We have great habitat, we have great host species ... but the established deer tick, or black-legged tick, can give you Lyme disease. “The nymphal stage, this is the stage that comes out ...