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Times have changed. Ticks in the old days weren't all that prevalent and/or carying Lyme. It has worsened after habitat destruction (less wolves and other big p
by petre 9y ago
Times have changed. Ticks in the old days weren't all that prevalent and/or carying Lyme. It has worsened after habitat destruction (less wolves and other big predators, more deer that act as tick breeding ground, more mice that act as Lyme reservoir, more migration).
- lostlogin 9y agoHas the population of the things that eat the ticks declined too?
- petre 9y agoThey're insects, I don't think it has anything to do with natural predators but rather environment conditions, their food source and breeding grounds. Just like with the tiger mosquito, climate and car tyres.