Peak tick season Conditions are perfect for more of these critters to be bugging you this year
Tick numbers creep up
It’s the year of the tick
Kansas University professor Greg Burg says he’s seen more ticks this year than in the past two years.
They’re ticking people off
More ticks are out and about in Lawrence, according to Greg Burg, Kansas University professor of medical and veterinary entomology and insect ecology. Burg studies ticks, both dead and alive, in his lab at Haworth Hall. He said people will see more ticks this season than in the past two years because the wet, snowy weather earlier this year provided favorable overwintering conditions, creating insulation on the ground that prevented as many of the critters from dying off.
Tick talk: An overview of ticks in Lawrence
Ticks are more prevalent this year than in other recent years. Here’s a guide for avoiding and dealing with the critters.
In this April 25, 2002, file photo, Greg Burg, an entomologist at Kansas University, gathers ticks in Dad Perry Park. Burg frequents the park, where he systematically drags a corduroy cloth behind him to collect the ticks. Burg flips the cloth over periodically to count the ticks and gather specimens. He hopes his research will determine how the environment affects the tick population.
Where the wild things are
A trip to Dad Perry Park doesn't yield the numbers that Prof. Greg Burg finds on his expeditions there, but there still are quite a few ticks roaming around.
Comments
BigPrune 4 years, 11 months ago
If you see what appears to be a crawling lima bean, chances are it is a tick filled with blood.
coolmarv 4 years, 11 months ago
I'm not usually squeamish about bugs and such but ticks just creep me out. They really get under my skin.
coolmarv 4 years, 11 months ago
You notice I did'nt say the really 'tick' me off. Oops, I just did.
packs_of_wild_dogzz 4 years, 11 months ago
Ticks are nasty.
WTS_Tick_Key 4 years, 11 months ago
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road_Runner 4 years, 11 months ago
I absolutely hate ticks. HATE 'em with a passion. They just totally creep me out, especially when they latch onto you...Eww!!!Too bad there isn't a flea/tick medication for humans, especially since it seems there are alot more of them this year.
olmsted78 4 years, 11 months ago
just got swarmed by them in the ozarks last weekend...we tried to backpack camp for one night and were driven out of the woods within 4 hours by 50 mph gusts and ticks about every 10 seconds. Just found one on me yesterday, blood filled....i have a new found hatred/respect for these resilient creatures. The little fockers have consumed my mind for better part of a week now....every itch a possible threat. Now, of course, i got bigger worry. Keeping an eye out for any worsening symptoms....Hoping they have not been tracked into my house thru gear and/or clothes, etc. ticks frickin suck! ...and so do their rotten tick children!
vpete69 4 years, 11 months ago
Ticks dont bother me. After years and years of turkey hunting, I have, in a way, established a close kinship with them. What I can't handle is cockroaches.
Jonathan Kealing 4 years, 11 months ago
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coolmarv 4 years, 11 months ago
What was this that was removed? Was it some sort of advertisement? User only has one entry.PermalinkWTS_Tick_Key (Anonymous) says: This comment was removed by the site staff for violation of the usage agreement.
JJE007 4 years, 11 months ago
despise ticks:but::that tick deserves its revenge:and we::.deserve to die::::but::.then again:so do ticks::so:..I guess:we'll just see what happens:..won't we:Kill Bill II referenceWith regard to niles' complaint...WHAT...EVERRRR. Nice expression of ignorance! What is your plan, niles? The problem with deer overpopulation rests squarely with landOWNers, including cities, etc. Are you capable of determining proper deer populations for a given area? Great! Do it and convince others of the wisdom of your view! Kansas Wildlife and Parks should be contacted and informed by your ignorance or knowledge. You seem to decry the overpopulation of deer. Do you KILL deer? What are you after?I certainly see that you have ideas about, and hatred of, "rednecks". Am I wrong? What are you on about? What do you want to HAPpen?
thepartimarshall 4 years, 10 months ago
when I was ten I got thousands of them little blood suckers on me at one time.It took my mom and uncle untill sometime the next day to get them off. I would get in the hot bath and it would take alot off but there was way to many. The rest had to be picked off. I looked like I had measles or something so hot water will take some off.
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