Originally Posted By GrumpyGord
It is interesting that I never even saw a tick until about 10 years ago. They were not a problem here in Michigan prior to that. Now they are a problem every summer. I don't know if it is because of climate change or a matter of the ticks evolving so that they can survive in the norther climate. Unfortunately the appearance of ticks and the appearance of Limes disease came at about the same time.


Where in Michigan are you? I grew up in the UP and we always dealt with tics. Though I will say a couple years back I was hiking through a field on my parents property and the tics were thicker than I ever remember. I had to stop every couple feet to brush a half dozen tics off.

We had a standard routine when coming in from the woods. Clean all the tics off the dog, then strip down and get all the tics off ourselves. It is important to get them off the dog first... otherwise you'll just keep finding them on you.

I think OM's advice for avoiding tics is pretty solid.