types of ticks

A bad year for ticks? Take steps to protect yourself

May 4, 2024 | By Chris Enroth, University of Illinois Extension

MACOMB, Ill. — Ticks! I can’t stand these parasitic arachnids. I have had far too many run-ins with ticks throughout my life. They seem to find me every year. So far this spring I have found one Lone star tick (Amblyomma americanum) attached to me, and I have caught several other ticks headed my way…