[mizzile]

I'm headed to Vermont shortly to help some family members out with a project. I haven't been to Vermont in 20 years. I don't remember ever encountering ticks when I was there last, but I hear times must have changed because ticks are now a problem.

Is this true for the whole state or just some areas? And just how bad are the ticks?

I'm from a tick-free area so I'm not looking forward to that part of the visit....

[cgregor]

I was n the woods daily in Vermont for decades and was tick-free. I was in suburban Connecticut for one weekend and got Lyme disease. Your best bet is to find out what the incidence is for the locality you'll be in.

[tkln]

Plenty of ticks up here in the Stowe/Waterbury area. If they've made it this far, they're probably up to the border by now.

[Biker53]

My standard operating procedure is anytime I do any work out in the yard I then take a shower and put on clean clothes just in case I picked up a tick along the way. I have yet to have found a tick on myself or my clothes, but I take comfort in my routine nonetheless.

[mizzile]

Originally Posted by Biker53

My standard operating procedure is anytime I do any work out in the yard I then take a shower and put on clean clothes just in case I picked up a tick along the way. I have yet to have found a tick on myself or my clothes, but I take comfort in my routine nonetheless.

Haha! When I lived in a tick infested area for college, I wore two sets of clothes at almost all times so I could take the outer set off before I got into my car. Comforting routine as well.

Ticks in Stowe - wow. Definitely sounds like things have changed. how sad.

Thanks for the info everyone!

[arctichomesteader]

I pulled a deer tick out of my leg yesterday in fact. I own property in Essex County and until last year it was tick-free. No longer, I get ticks there too. I recorded a temperature of -35 degrees last winter too, but it wasn't enough to kill them (deep snow).

[mizzile]

Originally Posted by arctichomesteader

I pulled a deer tick out of my leg yesterday in fact. I own property in Essex County and until last year it was tick-free. No longer, I get ticks there too. I recorded a temperature of -35 degrees last winter too, but it wasn't enough to kill them (deep snow).

I'll be in Chittenden County. I will have to call some vets there to ask.

Seems that deep winters don't have much of an effect on ticks once they get a foothold. Being in Lower 48 where people drive into the state with tick-laden animals probably doesn't help.

[mizzile]

FYI I just found this Tick Tracker map: https://apps.health.vermont.gov/vttr...racker/2018/d/

[vter]

yes, ticks are in Chittenden County. They are all over Vermont now!

[Sporin]

Plenty in Windsor County as well. It's become regular routine with our family to do a thorough tick check when showering at night if you've been doing anything out in the brush.