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Ticks have always loved me; I find tens embedded every year despite constant paranoid checking when in ticky areas.
More worryingly, they seem fond of my kids, too. My wife was rarely bothered by them, but that seems to have changed since her pregancies, which may well be a body chemistry thing.
I also agree that there are a lot more ticks than there used to be; I suspect this is partly due to the increase in bracken, and increasing deer numbers aren't going to help the situation.
They're common over in Sweden, too, where TBE in an increasing problem - to the point they've started vaccinating against it. At least we don't have a problem with that here (yet?)
I'm getting increasingly worried about Lyme disease, particularly for the kids; I'm also not sure I'd know if any of us had it - symptoms seem quite variable, and overlap with lots of other things.
I've just ordered some permethrin clothes spray, and will report back when I know whether it's making much difference. I should be a good test of it!