Thanks to Clarice Bower for giving us the following warning about wood ticks:
This year the wood ticks are quite significant. A reminder to wear light coloured clothing and tape up your lower pant legs. We live in Joe Rich so we have been spraying our lower pant legs/shoes with bug spray and that seems to be helping.
This is important information to know for our Black Mountain hike scheduled for this Saturday. Wood tick bites can cause lyme disease, however there is little danger of disease as long as they are removed promptly. Click here for more information about wood ticks.