US north-east sees record tick season as climate crisis sparks arachnid boom

Week of 20 June was highest level of risk for Fordham Tick Index as scientists remind people to take precautions

Ticks have been flourishing recently in the United States.

This year, as compared to recent years, there has been an increase in the reported number of blacklegged ticks, the number of such ticks that carry Lyme disease and visits to the emergency room because of bites from the tiny parasitic arachnid, according to data from universities and the US federal government.