LOS ANGELES — Woodland and beach regions known for tick activity across northwest California could be even more prone to the disease-carrying arachnids this year after the state's extremely wet winter, according to researchers who study ticks and Lyme disease.
"The longer and more rain usually means ticks are out for longer," said Dan Salkeld, an ecologist at Colorado State University and a scientific adviser for the Bay Area Lyme Foundation. "Having a good rainy wet season is going to be good for ticks."
And after one of the wettest few weeks on record this January, Salkeld said he expects ticks to be out in full force.
