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Spring is finally here in New England and it's time for a spring yard clean up to prepare for tick season!

Along with flowers and rain showers, female adult deer ticks emerge to lay thousands of eggs that will hatch later this year. Once new female ticks are born, they have a two-year life cycle ending after they lay thousands of eggs. Combined with wildlife, the two-year life cycle explains why some experience these creepy crawlers for the first time near a home they have lived in for years.

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Tick prevention starts with awareness.

Your yard can make a great home for several species of ticks. Deer ticks, and other species common in New England, transmit Lyme disease and other tick-borne illnesses, and are active from early spring through late fall. In order to protect ourselves and our family from ticks, we need to understand where ticks live in our yards.

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Lyme disease is impacting our community, our family, and our friends. Lois Pare is Founder of Kick the Tick Lyme Disease Awareness Group. We spoke with her to learn more about how her group is supporting the community, and how Lyme disease has impacted her life.

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