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Tick season seems to be off to a fast start, and some experts worry about future illnesses (apnews.com)
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[–] Tempus_Fugit@lemmy.world 8 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (2 children)

I had one on me the other day and I'm not too far south of Canada. It's pretty early to start seeing them IMO.

[–] elvith@feddit.org 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I'm from Germany. We had to remove the first ticks from the children as early as beginning of March after spending some time in the woods. I think this summer will be crazy…

[–] Tempus_Fugit@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago

I hope not. We had an explosion of them last spring, but by summer there were none to be found, it was strange. I spent most days out in the woods, but didn't find a single one.

[–] PM_ME_YOUR_BOOBIES@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago

As soon as it's around 0c (even as low as -4c) in southern Canada, ticks emerge to feed.