Guys, I am a forester and plan to make a career out of it. I absolutely hate ticks, but usually every summer I will be out in a certain area and fight them all day. One day I had to strip down butt naked after getting covered in those tiny brown ticks. I don't have lyme's disease, and I don't worry about it because that would drive my nuts. I have developed a keen sense of knowing if one is on me after having so many get on me due to work. I looked at the chart and it seems that LA has a low occurance of the disease. Why is their such a problem with them in the new england area.