Rare 'Exotic' Tick Species Detected: Here's How to Protect Yourself

Rare 'Exotic' Tick Species Detected: Here's How to Protect Yourself

Health officials have found not one, two, or three, but four “rare” and “exotic” tick species in Connecticut in recent years, and state scientists are warning travelers to check themselves for ticks before heading home. Non-native ticks likely enter the United States by hitchhiking on travelers’ bodies. Local news station WFSB says the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station (CAES) reported the presence of at least four exotic tick species o…