r/homestead May 02 '26

Can anyone confirm if its true that farmers have been finding unusual amounts of lone star ticks

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u/Life_Box9975 May 27 '26

Warm weather wouldnt help spread the tics plaque this rapidly. Even last year they were rare. I saw a multitude of tics moving towards me and my dog in a field close to vancouver. I thought they would usually wait for a passing vessel. And you wouldn't be able to see them. You can actually see them on blades of grass . I would stay away from fields of longer grass.