Crazy Tick Season- What You Need to Know

Health experts say from May to July, people will get more tick bites than any other time. But because of two warm winters in a row and a record harvest of acorn, this could be a particularly bad time. Acorn is a favorite food of mice in the wild and mice carry ticks.

Lyme disease cases are on the rise and other, sometimes fatal, diseases are also re-emerging.

Doctors warn to wear tick-repellent clothing and to avoid areas where they may be present. They also suggest these tips:

• Use repellent with 20 percent DEET or more

• Do body checks

• Cut the grass short

• Put clothes in the dryer for ten minutes; the heat will kill any ticks

How to remove a tick:

• Use fine-tipped tweezers

• Put tweezers at the base of the tick, where the head is

• Pull upward

• Clean area with rubbing alcohol

Source: CBS News