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FWIW ticks generally don’t jump from trees, which is a common misconception: https://wgme.com/amp/news/i-team/ask-the-i-team-do-ticks-jump-off-trees-onto-peopl

FWIW ticks generally don’t jump from trees, which is a common misconception: https://wgme.com/amp/news/i-team/ask-the-i-team-do-ticks-jump-off-trees-onto-people https://wgme.com/amp/news/i-team/ask-the-i-team-do-ticks-jum... If she didn’t notice it, it’s more likely the tick got on here from grass tips or bushes and worked its way up.

bregma 3y ago
This. They crawl around on you for a couple of hours looking for a nice quiet warm moist place to tuck in, which is why permethrin works. Also, they like quiet warm moist places. Yes, especially there.
rapjr9 3y ago
Maybe, but that's what she told me. She was wearing treated clothes and footwear. Maybe she was gardening or something and had her head closer to the ground.