[[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
A now MGH doctor developed a Vaccine that killed people, he got promoted and moved from CT to Boston for a better job.