Geeze, you guys got me to really wondering.
I just realized I haven't had a single tick this season. I still haven't weed-whacked the edge of the pond, which I walk at least five times a week. I've spent a fair amount of time in and around my garden. I've cut a lot of firewood from my woodlot.
My current flock of chicken didn't start free-ranging until mid-July. I don't have any ducks, geese, or guineas this year either -- just a family of about 15 wild turkeys that visit two or three times a week. I don't have any green sunfish.
The grand kids haven't had any ticks -- at least not while here on most weekends.
The cat hasn't had any.
Very, very unusual. We should have found dozens by now.
We've probably had above average rain, and below average temperature this summer.
Did we do something wrong?
Ken
