ALERT: 2026 Tick Population Worrying, Expert Warns
If you’ve been paying attention to the headlines, you know that tick season has started with a vengeance this year.
If you’ve been paying attention to the headlines, you know that tick season has started with a vengeance this year.
Not just a nuisance, an increased tick population also increases the risk of Lyme disease.
Not just a nuisance, an increased tick population also increases the risk of Lyme disease. Just this past weekend, The Boston Globe reported that incidences of Lyme disease are on the rise, with cases doubling between 1991 and 2018.
Warmer temperatures bring out insects and ticks are no exception. With the mild winter we just had, ticks remained active all year. As a result, experts are anticipating a higher-than-normal tick population this spring and summer.