FORT COLLINS, Colorado (AP) — Tick season is starting across the U.S., and experts are warning the bloodsuckers may be as plentiful as ever. That’s because of a another mild winter and other favorable factors.
Experts are mostly concerned about the increasingly common blacklegged tick—also known as a deer tick—which spreads Lyme disease. Infection rates for Lyme disease start to peak in May and symptoms start three to 30 days after a bite occurs.
Ticks are found in wooded areas and where grassy properties start bleeding into wooded areas.