With less litter on the ground and garbage in Dumpsters behind restaurants, rats are seeking food elsewhere.
The tick is not native to the U.S., but was found in several locations in Westchester County.
A tick species that was discovered for the first time in the U.S. on a Hunterdon County farm last year has survived the winter.
Scientists predict a record year for ticks on Long Island and the rest of the Northeast, and they are attributing the surge to a confluence
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