Comments on: How to Avoid Ticks When Hiking

on 10/6/2008 Ticks are more likely to be around in damp, warm weather. You don't find them if it is below freezing or is very hot and dry, at least not in Oregon. Look out for deer ticks, which are very tiny, and are known to carry lime disease in the West.

on 10/6/2008 Ticks are more likely to be around in damp, warm weather. You don't find them if it is below freezing or is very hot and dry, at least not in Oregon. Look out for deer ticks, which are very tiny, and are known to carry lime disease in the West.

on 11/22/2005 Wear long sleeved shirts and long pants. Wear light colors, this way if a tick does get on you, you will be able to see them. Don't forget to tuck in your socks.

on 11/22/2005 Ticks like to hide in dark, warm, hard to reach places. It is always good to have a travel mirror handy to check these types of areas

on 11/22/2005 In my area, eastern Washington State in the USA, "tick season"
begins with the first hot days of summer and ends after the last hot days -- usually late August.