Question of the Day - Sunday, May 25th, 2025

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Wow, I had no idea ticks were that much of a problem in the USA. There are, of course, many ticks here in the RSA, but not as prolific as it sounds there? I wonder if it has to do with the amount of wild Guinea Fowl we have wandering around? Just today I saw a flock of about 50 to 70 Guineas along the side of the road on my drive home from the Doctor; and yesterday a family member of mine's flight home was slightly delayed because the airport maintenance guys had to chase the Guinea Fowl off of the runway.

Oh, and yes, I have found a tick on me.
 
Gill-b said:
Wow, I had no idea ticks were that much of a problem in the USA. There are, of course, many ticks here in the RSA, but not as prolific as it sounds there? I wonder if it has to do with the amount of wild Guinea Fowl we have wandering around? Just today I saw a flock of about 50 to 70 Guineas along the side of the road on my drive home from the Doctor; and yesterday a family member of mine's flight home was slightly delayed because the airport maintenance guys had to chase the Guinea Fowl off of the runway.

Oh, and yes, I have found a tick on me.
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Only in certain areas, where it's wooded with high humidity, lots of rain. In our drier areas, like New Mexico, Arizona, parts of Colorado, the drier areas of California, etc., ticks are not a problem.
 
I have, several times. :/
once, when I was at a summer program in New Hampshire, I spent 15 minutes on the phone with my mom, sitting on a large boulder next to a gravel road. There was no tall grass around, and I didn’t touch the lawn. Well, after my phone call I headed to the (mandatory) choir practice, and in the middle of a song I felt something crawling on my back. I excused myself as soon as possible, and sure enough, there was a MASSIVE tick crawling on me. 😵
 

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