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MannyNH t1_j9azpj6 wrote

Everyone mistakenly thinks all ticks are deer ticks that carry Lyme disease. When in actuality, most ticks you find are wood ticks.

I work in the woods and the best thing you can do is a “tick check” after you get home.

As for ridding your yard of ticks, get some chickens.

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dark_frog t1_j9f9qkz wrote

Probably depends on where you go. I've only ever seen one deer tick (found it on my thigh after going through a lot of underbrush), but I've found dozens, maybe hundreds of wood ticks. I'm kind of hairy and they tickle when they crawl around.

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