Bad year predicted for ticks carrying Lyme disease

LANSING Mid-May is hunting season for Brendan Earl and his team. In place of weapons, they’ll drag large, textured cloths along fields, trails and forest floors. Big game isn’t what they’re after, it’s tiny ticks: little parasites known for spreading diseases. And Earl said he’s expecting this tick season to be much worse than the last few seasons ...

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