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🪲 If you've noticed an uptick in, well, ticks, you're not alone. More and more individuals across the country, even as far north as beyond the Canadian border, have reported sightings. According to the New York Times, at least four types of ticks haven't just been multiplying at alarming rates, but they're also going beyond the limits of their typical preferred habitats. Deer ticks are expanding north; the longhorned tick is expanding westward from the East Coast; Gulf Coast ticks are expanding into more northern territory; and the lone star tick is similarly making the large leap from the South to the north, and have been found as far north as Canada. Tick-ing time bomb, if you ask us.
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- Sophie Kaemmerlé, Executive Editor
