Surprise! NJ still has to worry about ticks during winter

Source: NJ101.5

Now that it’s winter you might assume New Jersey’s tick population has died out and threat they pose to people and animals has been put on hold until the spring.

Think again, said Pat Smith, president of the Lyme Disease Association, which is based in Jackson.

“Depending on the type of tick, it can survive in the winter and attach on people. Most ticks that we know about in our region do survive over the winter,” she said. “The deer tick, the lone star tick, the American dog tick — they all winter over.”

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