What to Know About Ticks in Delaware This Summer

What to Know About Ticks in Delaware This Summer

Local tick biologist Ashley Kennedy explains how these arachnids behave in Delaware, how to avoid them, and what to do if you’re bitten. The post What to Know About Ticks in Delaware This Summer appeared first on Delaware Today.

Tick-borne disease once rare in the South now spreading through Delaware, Maryland, and Virginia

A malaria-like illness spread by black-legged ticks has taken hold in parts of the mid-Atlantic, raising concern among researchers who warn local doctors may not be prepared to recognize or treat it.Zoya Teirstein reports for Grist.In short:A new study shows that babesiosis, a tick-borne disease once mostly confined to the Northeast and Upper Midwest, has been found in ticks in Virginia, Maryland, and Delaware for the first time.Climate change —…