[Tilted Irish Kilt]

Buckeye McFrog :"I am going to go out on a limb and guess that the deer tick population has increased
because the deer population has increased."

Maybe so, but I also attribute the increase to warmer, and inconsistent winter temps which limit the amount of 'winter kill' of ticks and host deer populations,
and a decrease in the number of deer hunters with the older population not passing on hunting skills to youngsters.
Actually, ticks will prey on any warm-blooded mammal (humans, dogs, squirrels, possum, etc.),
and as long as the host is mobile, ticks can trans-locate further afield.

[Buckeye McFrog]

Our entire warm-blooded mammal population has exploded since I was a kid. In the city you would occasionally see a rabbit, or raccoon, or possum. Now the entire animal kingdom can be found within city limits.

I say it’s because despite Enviro-Whacko protestations to the contrary we’ve made a whole lot of progress in cleaning-up since the 70’s.

[CJ Wolf]

Ticks don’t die in the winter. Need to burn them with fire.

[Bob434]

[[Maybe so, but I also attribute the increase to warmer, and inconsistent winter temps which limit the amount of ‘winter kill’ of ticks and host deer populations,]]

You go online and you’ll find articles that state that warmer weather increases tick populations, but you also find articles that say lots of snow protect ticks by insulating them from the cold-

Bottom line is ticks are increasing rapidly- and will continue to do so- and it’s no longer safe to be outside- Who wants to do a full body search every time they go outside?

We need a vaccine