AM 1240 WJON » deer tick http://wjon.com Sat, 25 May 2013 12:58:26 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Warm, Wet Spring Has Ticks Thriving http://wjon.com/warm-wet-spring-has-ticks-thriving/ http://wjon.com/warm-wet-spring-has-ticks-thriving/#comments Mon, 18 Jun 2012 05:01:53 +0000 Lee Voss http://wjon.com/?p=109900 We're in the prime part of the season for Lyme Disease and with a warm and wet spring, there are even more black-legged ticks out feeding.

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