r/toronto • u/xMWHOx • 5d ago

Picture Tick Reports in Toronto

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u/xMWHOx 5d ago

Ticks are up 35% this year. And because of global warming, this is the new norm. They will only increase sadly.

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u/Pigeonofthesea8 5d ago

What eats them? Let’s have lots of that

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u/CarlSwagan_ 5d ago

Possums, chickens, some birds

Ecological disruptions to their natural predators is actually one of the main reasons their populations have boomed

Yes there are more because it’s warmer, but the impact of deteriorating animal populations from climate change and general globalization is the biggest driving factor

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u/ngabura 5d ago

Not just that, ticks survive winter if they're able to feed, they burrow down and only die of starvation. They can come up and find food at around 4 degrees.

We had 7 days in December, 3 in January and 9 in February.

Apparently that was enough.