Yes, Ticks Are Worse This Year. Here’s What To Do About It.

As outdoor lovers, we tend to embrace the idea that time in nature is good for us, but one threat that's become harder to ignore: the growing presence of ticks and the serious diseases they can transmit.

Changing weather — specifically warmer temperatures and higher humidity — create conditions that ticks thrive in, allowing these eight-legged critters to spread into new territory. More ticks in more places have led to a surge in cases of Lyme disease and other tickborne illnesses in recent years — a trend likely to continue this year.

Continue reading to learn more about dealing with ticks, Meg Carney.

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梅格-卡尼(Meg Carney)是《田野与溪流》(Field & Stream)杂志的撰稿人。 作为《户外极简主义者》(OutdoorMinimalist)一书的作者和《户外极简主义者》播客的主持人,卡尼从事户外和环境写作已有六年多的时间。在明尼苏达州德卢斯学习传播艺术和文学之后,她从事了各种户外行业的工作,最终走上了现在的自由撰稿人之路。Carney 于 2021 年秋季加入Field & Stream团队,担任装备撰稿人。

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