Matthias Leu, a tick researcher, says warmer temperatures may increase some tick-borne diseases.
A Lone Star adult male tick, right, and a Lone Star tick nymph. By Kevin Ambrose May 22 at 11:23 AM The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports the number of tick-borne diseases is increasing at a record pace while the geographic range of ticks continues to expand. Lyme disease is the most commonly known tick-borne disease, but other diseases, such as ehrlichiosis and STARI, have been discovered and the list of tick-related illnesses continues to grow.
So far, we have not found an association with weather and tick populations. Many people think cold winters kill ticks. If that is true, why do ticks live in northern states, like Minnesota and Wisconsin? What does influence the tick population is the amount of deer and mice available to serve as hosts for the ticks.
I understand you harvest ticks each year in southeastern Virginia. Have you found the numbers of ticks have increased from year-to-year? Urbanization and the fragmentation of forests has brought many of these animals and their hosted ticks directly into our backyards. Ticks are found near their hosts, and the spread of tick-borne diseases is happening in many areas that have both warm and cold climates.
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