Aug 20, 2026 · 27 min · 10 segments
It's summer. You want to go for a hike in the woods, or stroll in the meadow. Maybe you love to garden. And wouldn't it be fun to run across the grass with your dog? But the ticks! It's not just about…
PJ LieschGuest
Sylvia Burgos-ToftnessHostAre there more kinds of ticks now than there used to be, let's say, 10 or 20 years ago?
But, um, one thing that we are seeing is that the abundance of certain tick species can, can shift over time.
And that could be due to a number of reasons, changing climate and milder winters, and, and all sorts of other things could be at, uh, at play as well.
Um, interestingly, I mean, we have lots of, of tick species in the state, but on a worldwide basis, if you wanted to go to, like, the tick hotspot where you have maximum tick diversity, it would actually be some of the, the kinda dry savanna-type locations in Africa.
You can have species that, you know, specialize on, uh, some of the wildlife there, rhinoceroses or other things like that.
There's a couple that stand out in particular, and then there's all these other kind of obscure species that you won't bump into unless you really went looking for them.
Are there more kinds of ticks now than there used to be, let's say, 10 or 20 years ago?
But, um, one thing that we are seeing is that the abundance of certain tick species can, can shift over time.
And that could be due to a number of reasons, changing climate and milder winters, and, and all sorts of other things could be at, uh, at play as well.
Um, interestingly, I mean, we have lots of, of tick species in the state, but on a worldwide basis, if you wanted to go to, like, the tick hotspot where you have maximum tick diversity, it would actually be some of the, the kinda dry savanna-type locations in Africa.
You can have species that, you know, specialize on, uh, some of the wildlife there, rhinoceroses or other things like that.
There's a couple that stand out in particular, and then there's all these other kind of obscure species that you won't bump into unless you really went looking for them.
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