Better Watch Out for Deer Ticks This Holiday Season

Monday, December 14, 2015 - 16:12 in Earth & Climate

Unseasonably warm fall temperatures in the northeastern United States mean that blacklegged ticks (Ixodes scapularis), also known as deer ticks, are active later into December than is usually the case.

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