How Severe Will This Year’s Tick Season Be? Experts Explain
Most ticks go through four life stages, according to the: egg, six-legged larva, eight-legged nymph, and adult. After ticks hatch, they need to eat blood to stay alive.
“Nymphs are active in the spring and summer months and are much harder to see,” Hottel says. Adult ticks, though, “are more active in the fall.” Ticks don’t usually go away in the winter months. Instead, they do what’s called “overwintering,” says Doug Webb, a board-certified entomologist and technical manager for, where they typically choose one spot to spend the winter and are much less active than usual. “They mostly overwinter in leaf litter or other materials on the ground that can protect them from extreme cold,” Webb says. “Even snow has insulative properties that help protect overwintering ticks from the coldest weather.
“In the early spring, there are many hungry ticks because of overwintering, so activity would be greatest then,” he says. “But throughout the summer and early fall, ticks will continue to multiply and remain a constant threat.”online on how to protect yourself from ticks and tick bites. That includes:Treat your clothes and gear with products containing 0.
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