Scientists Say Climate Change is Helping Ticks Stay Active in CT Year-Round

Climate change is causing ticks to remain active in Connecticut year-round, according to scientists at the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station (CAES). “For the last month and a half, we have had above freeing temperature and that’s the perfect temperature for ticks to be active,” said Goudarz Molaei, who leads the state’s tick surveillance program. “People have to realize this is…