Yes, climate change makes it easier for them to survive. Source: Inverse
Statewide Warning Issued In CT For Rare Tick (via Mansfield-Storrs, CT Patch)
Agriculture experts from UConn have issued a warning to outdoors enthusiasts and those with animals about a certain tick. Source: Mansfield-Storrs, CT Patch
This invasive tick is cloning itself. Rutgers DNA researchers are racing to contain it. (via NJ.com)
Rutgers researchers are hoping that DNA will tell them where the longhorned tick came from and just how harmful it is. Source: NJ.com
Lone Star tick bites triggering red meat allergies in more people across US, physician says (via Fox News)
An allergist and associate professor of medicine University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, is warning that the Lone Star tick can cause an allergy to red meat. Source: Fox News
Ticks are appearing more frequently in backyards. Here’s how to target ticks close to home. (via Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)
Wisconsin is a high-risk state for Lyme, and is listed as one of the 14 states in which 95 percent of all reported cases come from. Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
We Have No Idea How Bad the US Tick Problem Is (via WIRED)
And new tick-borne pathogens are emerging at a troubling clip. Source: WIRED
As Ticks Reach Record Numbers, Take Precautions (via Consumer HealthDay)
As the tick population surges across the United States this summer, one doctor says the best way to avoid being infected with the nasty illnesses the tiny bugs carry is to wear protective clothing and to check your body thoroughly after every trip into the woods. Source: Consumer HealthDay
There’s Actually An Exact Way To Dispose Of A Tick, & It’s Super Important (via Romper/)
Even if you aren’t particularly bothered by creepy crawlies, removing a tick burrowing into your child’s (or your own!) skin can make the toughest moms shudder. Luckily, these bugs are typically peskier than they are dangerous, but they should⦠Source: Romper/
Southern Indiana man nearly dies after tick bite (via r20.rs6.net)
Because of the bite, Paul Eve is now using a wheelchair and is slowly getting back on his feet. Source: r20.rs6.net
NY health officials warn of new species of tick (via New York Post)
ALBANY, N.Y. â Public health and agriculture officials are warning New York residents, farms and visitors to take precautions outdoors as a new tick species has been found in the state. The Departm⦠Source: New York Post
