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Ticks like this adult female lone star tick are active again in our local habitats, receptive to any blood meals that passing humans can offer.

As we giddily welcome warmer spring weather and put the cold, dreary days of the recent winter behind, we tend to overlook the price in torment.

The thermal transition is a mixed blessing, for with the return to warmth comes bugs. If you’re of the sort that strives to stay indoors all the time, that may be of little consequence. However, if you spend lots of hours outdoors, especially off the beaten path, active bugs are a real consideration.

Steve Vantreese, a freelance outdoors writer, can be contacted at outdoors@paducahsun.com.

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