We definitely have ticks with Lyme in CA. I live up north and my county is a bit of a hot spot actually. If you do get bit, don't panic. Typically the tick ha

We definitely have ticks with Lyme in CA. I live up north and my county is a bit of a hot spot actually. If you do get bit, don't panic. Typically the tick has to be attached for greater than 24hours before you are at risk since transmission usually occurs when the tick has to regurgitate digested blood back into you. I've been bit too many times to count while surveying and doing site visits to hike creek beds in the spring. Never came down with Lyme. Always found the tick before it'd been on for too long. You also learn to feel them and pick them off before they bite.