Something is causing tick populations to explode in these states—and experts are alarmed

As tick season rolls around, residents of tick-prone areas in the U.S. are readying to protect themselves from the illness-spreading arachnids. But the impact of the exploding tick population might be more widespread than before. Residents in the Northeast and Upper Midwest of the U.S. are no strangers to ticks. But according to the MyWild 2026 tick forecast—which provides risk outlooks for ticks based on current climate patterns and surveillance data—tick populations are spreading beyond the...