You Won’t Be Happy To Hear That Alaska Is Experiencing A Major Surge Of Ticks This Year
By Megan McDonald|Published May 02, 2019
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Megan McDonald
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Megan McDonald is a writer, photographer, and owner of humu media, an Alaska-based digital media agency. She spends her free time traveling with her husband and daughter around the US and the world.
Alaska’s state bird may be the mosquito, but we’ve rarely been bothered by ticks. With all of the wildlife you can expect to find in this state, the tick hasn’t been one we’ve had to watch out for just yet! Unfortunately that may begin to change. It looks like we’re starting to find more and more non-native ticks in Alaska.