Foley's wrong about California's tick problems getting worse as the climate gets hotter and drier. California's western fence lizard has a protein in its blood

Foley's wrong about California's tick problems getting worse as the climate gets hotter and drier. California's western fence lizard has a protein in its blood that kills the bacterium responsible for Lyme and shares the exact same climate requirements as the ticks. California doesn't get the tick unless the lizard is there and the combination keeps Lyme disease in check. https://www.latimes.com/opinion/la-xpm-2013-aug-20-la-ol-lyme-disease-lizard-20130820-story.html https://www.latimes.com/opinion/la-xpm-2013-aug-20-la-ol-lym...