"We've since only been on walks in our neighborhood and in Tryon Creek State park. "
That is interesting. Do you have any experience with Sandy River Delta Park? We've been to 1000 Acres about 200-250 times per year for the past 6 or 7 years for 2hr walks and this is the first year we've picked up ticks from there.
10 Common Myths about Ticks
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Jan-April 2015 Lyme Disease map from CAPC Vet
http://www.capcvet.org/parasite-prevalence-maps/
The data in this map was provided by IDEXX Laboratories and ANTECH Diagnostics. It is statistically significant and it serves as a strong representation of the parasite activity for each area. However, it does not represent the total number of positive tests. Instead, we estimate it represents less than 30% of the activity in the geographic regions. Data displayed for the current year showcases only the current year data. Depending on the time of year, this map view may only represent a small number of testing months.
http://www.capcvet.org/parasite-prevalence-maps/
The data in this map was provided by IDEXX Laboratories and ANTECH Diagnostics. It is statistically significant and it serves as a strong representation of the parasite activity for each area. However, it does not represent the total number of positive tests. Instead, we estimate it represents less than 30% of the activity in the geographic regions. Data displayed for the current year showcases only the current year data. Depending on the time of year, this map view may only represent a small number of testing months.
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I have a friend whose dog picked up three ticks (two dog ticks and one black legged tick) just a couple days ago at 1,000 acres. And my dog picked one up in Tryon Creek a couple months ago. Grrrrrrr Although I would not say they are common there.Jeb wrote:"We've since only been on walks in our neighborhood and in Tryon Creek State park. "
That is interesting. Do you have any experience with Sandy River Delta Park? We've been to 1000 Acres about 200-250 times per year for the past 6 or 7 years for 2hr walks and this is the first year we've picked up ticks from there.
"When we try to pick out anything by itself, we find it hitched to everything else in the Universe." - John Muir
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@Waffle - Thanks for the tick report. Is Tryon Creek, being a SP, 100% on-leash? Our dogs have so much energy they really need a lot of time, ideally daily, off leash to run and dig.