The population of the tiny blood sucking arthropods appears to be surging in Maryland. And if you spend time outside, they’ll try to make a meal out of you.
Says JHU Prof. Douglas Norris: “They can crawl up pant legs, they can get in very tight spaces.” Maryland’s tick identifier offers tips for keeping them off.
Links: Tick Identification, Lyme and Tickborne Diseases Research and Education Institute | Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Ticks in Maryland.
