Bug spray, clothing treated with repellants, rubber boots, and most importantly, daily tick checks.  Those are some of the tools Mount Allison professor Dr. Vett Lloyd recommends to help avoid the tiny insects that like to embed themselves in our skin to feast on our blood.

In May Lloyd told CBC Moncton’s Information Morning  that ticks got an early start this year, due to a mild winter and early warm-up. The tick researcher also told CBC that tick populations increased in Canada by 150 percent between 2020 and 2021, and that they are expanding northward due to climate change and other factors.

Here's a conversation with Dr. Vett Lloyd, talking about some of the best practices for avoiding ticks, and what to do if you find one on you.