The Uninvited Guests in Our Beds: Ticks on the Rise in Urban Areas The recent discovery of a lone star tick in a Manhattan apartment has brought attention to a pressing concern for urban dwellers: the increasing presence of ticks in cities.
This phenomenon is not new, and its implications are far reaching. Climate change has altered ecosystems worldwide, allowing species to migrate and adapt to new environments.
Ticks have benefited from this shift, expanding their territories and becoming more resilient as a result. They're now showing up in areas where they were previously unknown or rare.