PORTLAND PRESS HERALD • May 19, 2021
“So far, we are seeing just busting numbers of dog ticks” said Megan Porter, a public health educator for the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention. “Dog tick numbers are really high for this time of year. The peak usually comes three weeks to a month later,” said Griffin Dill, a tick expert with the University of Maine Cooperative Extension Service. Dog ticks, which are larger than deer ticks, can survive in fields and on lawns and don’t seem to be hit as hard by dry, warm weather, while deer ticks prefer cooler, shady areas. A key time for deer ticks, and prime time for Lyme disease, is right around the corner.