Lyme Disease

Somebody just sent me this lyme disease infographic. It is too big to just display on a blog post, so here is the link to the full size graphic. It may come in handy this Spring/Summer!

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Greg,

What "spring summer"? I have been soaking my clothes with pyrethrin and deet all "winter".

And the ticks keep coming, aaaaahhh...

Tick life cycles are complicated to begin with, and at this point I have given up trying to adjust for the various stages since they can happen any time as the weather swings extreme.