Yes, Ticks Are Worse This Year. Here’s What To Do About It.

As outdoor lovers, we tend to embrace the idea that time in nature is good for us, but one threat that's become harder to ignore: the growing presence of ticks and the serious diseases they can transmit.

Changing weather — specifically warmer temperatures and higher humidity — create conditions that ticks thrive in, allowing these eight-legged critters to spread into new territory. More ticks in more places have led to a surge in cases of Lyme disease and other tickborne illnesses in recent years — a trend likely to continue this year.

Continue reading to learn more about dealing with ticks, Meg Carney.

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Meg Carney ni mwandishi wa wafanyikazi wa Field & Stream. Mwandishi wa Minimalist ya nje na mwenyeji wa podcast ya nje ya Minimalist, Irina amekuwa mwandishi wa nje na wa mazingira kwa zaidi ya miaka sita. Baada ya kusoma sanaa ya mawasiliano na fasihi huko Duluth, Minnesota, alifuatilia kazi mbalimbali za nje za viwanda ambazo hatimaye zilimfanya aende kwenye kazi yake ya sasa katika uandishi wa kujitegemea. Irina alijiunga na timu ya Field & Stream katika msimu wa 2021 kama mwandishi wa gia.

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