Washington health department wants your ticks to assess population

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

The Washington State Department of Health is asking people to send in any ticks they find on themselves or on their pets to help assess the region's tick population and risk for diseases borne by the parasites.

Carefully remove the tick and put it in a container with a few blades of grass. Send a Tick Identification Submission Form with the container to the state Department of Health. They will tell you the species of the tick after they identify it.

Tips for removing a tick

Use fine-tipped tweezers

Grab the tick as close to the skin as possible

Pull the tick off with even pressure to make sure all of it is taken out

Write down the the day you found the tick in case any symptoms develop

https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/medical/washington-health-department-wants-your-ticks-to-assess-population/ar-AAB2sbU

I've never had ticks nor have I had a pet who had them thank God.

[aka-chmeee]

1. I live in small northeast KS town.

Seems like I can't go outside and work in my yard without collecting a couple of ticks. Really bad this year.

[Nitram]

2. My wife and I find two or three attached every year. That doesn't include the ones that are still

walking around looking for a good spot to burrow in. Tick checks are standard before going to bed in Virginia if you spend any time outdoors at all.