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

Meg Carney es redactora de Field & Stream. Autora de Outdoor Minimalist y presentadora del podcast Outdoor Minimalist, Carney lleva más de seis años escribiendo sobre el medio ambiente y las actividades al aire libre. Tras estudiar Artes de la Comunicación y Literatura en Duluth (Minnesota), desempeñó varios trabajos en el sector de las actividades al aire libre que la condujeron a su actual carrera como escritora independiente. Carney se unió al equipo de Field & Stream en otoño de 2021 como redactora de material.

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