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EPISODE · Aug 15, 2025 · 15 MIN

What to know about ticks and how to avoid them

from On The Record · host WYPR 88.1 FM Baltimore

The population of the tiny blood sucking arthropods appears to be surging in Maryland. And if you spend time outside, they’ll try to make a meal out of you. Says JHU Prof. Douglas Norris: “They can crawl up pant legs, they can get in very tight spaces.” Maryland’s tick identifier offers tips for keeping them off.

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The population of the tiny blood sucking arthropods appears to be surging in Maryland. And if you spend time outside, they’ll try to make a meal out of you. Says JHU Prof. Douglas Norris: “They can crawl up pant legs, they can get in very tight...

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