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Originally Posted by Argie's Wife

"...We don't live in a wooded area, keep the lawn well mowed and clean, but nonetheless, they're out in full force already...!"

Anyone else discover they're bad this year? I itch just thinking about it!

As one who has seen a tick waiting in the wild, I've found that ticks don't fall from trees, but wait patiently on ferns and stalks of grass up to 3-feet high.



For some reason, roadsides seem to harbor them. (Perhaps because a road is a pretty wide barrier to a tick—from either side of the road).

Due to the high winds on the lake, I spent all afternoon yesterday logging in my acre of woods and ferns (no grass), and turned up no ticks.

Tuftonboro, with its many open areas, always seems to report a big tick problem. I wonder if islanders have still another benefit—fewer ticks?

Good advice Coolbreeze, on saving that tiny deer tick: I'm going to scout up a jar—just in case!