Spotlight Tick season is getting longer. So is the list of states trying to keep up AMANDA WATFORD Stateline.org Jul 22, 2026 Jul 22, 2026 Updated Oct 20, 2026 0 Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The tiniest menace of summer doesn’t care if you’re hiking through the woods, walking the dog or pulling weeds in your backyard.kAmxE ;FDE H2?ED 2 C:56 2?5 2 >62=]k^AmkAmpD E:4<D DAC625 :?E@ ?6H A2CED @7 E96 4@F?ECJ 2?5 6>6C86?4J C@@> G:D:ED 7@C E:4< 3:E6D 4=:>3 9:896C E92? FDF2=[ DE2E6D 2C6 D4C2>3=:?8 E@ >@?:E@C H96C6 E96 A6DED 2C6 D9@H:?8 FA[ H92E 5:D62D6D E96J >2J 36 42CCJ:?8 2?5 9@H E@ H2C? C6D:56?ED 367@C6 2 3:E6 EFC?D :?E@ D@>6E9:?8 72C >@C6 D6C:@FD]k^AmkAm%96 7656C2= r6?E6CD 7@C s:D62D6 r@?EC@= 2?5 !C6G6?E:@? C6A@CE65 :? pAC:= E92E 6>6C86?4J 56A2CE>6?E G:D:ED 7@C E:4< 3:E6D H6C6 9:896C E92? 6IA64E65 24C@DD >F49 @7 E96 &?:E65 $E2E6D 2?5 2E E96:C 9:896DE =6G6=D 7@C E92E A@:?E :? 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A=246D E96J ?6G6C 5:5 367@C6]k^Am Wellness Ticks are especially bad right now. How to stay safe Mary Walrath-Holdridge USA Today 0 Comments Build your health & fitness knowledge Sign up here to get the latest health & fitness updates in your inbox every week! Sign up! * I understand and agree that registration on or use of this site constitutes agreement to its user agreement and privacy policy. Related to this story Most Popular CDC identifies 4 drug-resistant germs that pose an 'urgent threat' These four germs were categorized as "urgent" by the CDC, meaning they are the biggest threats to Americans' health. US infant bleeding episodes jump as vitamin K refusals rise, two studies find The studies are the first to show that bleeding rates in U.S. infants have increased along with rising refusals of vitamin K shots. 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