Al rite hear we go the Boston glob is reporting -Spring is here and with the warmer weather, lots of great things will be happening outside. One of the not so anticipated parts of the warm-up is the increase in tick activity. If you are in your 30s or older, you probably grew up at a time when ticks weren’t really a problem in this part of the country. Over the past several decades, ticks have spread across more areas of the United States and with them come the diseases they carry.

A changing climate plays a key role in why these critters have spread. There is definitely some fluctuation year-to-year in their activity with cold winters temporarily lowering tick activity.

For example, in Maine the number of Lyme disease cases annually went over 1,000 in 2011 and while it remains high, there was a drop last year. This may have been due to the dry weather in that part of New England.

Author: mkmcst

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