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| A tick on 6-year-old Olivia Stutzman’s ear. (Photo provided) |
Wood County is seeing a population explosion - of blood sucking ticks.
Just ask Dan Stutzman, of Bowling Green, who had to pick a tick off his 6-year-old daughter's ear recently. The family has a tick checking procedure when they return from time in Wintergarden Park, where Stutzman's wife Cinda works as a natural resources specialist.
"We're out there a lot. So we check them every day," Stutzman said of their children.
The cool wet spring has created ideal conditions for the insect to multiply, according to Craig Everett, horticulturist with the OSU Extension Service in Wood County.
The bugs are more than annoying. They have the potential to spread Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever and Lyme disease. So local health and park officials are suggesting that local residents keep an eye out for the ticks on themselves and their pets.
Feel itchy yet?
