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Don’t become a meal for a blood-sucker this weekend

Noted: Professor Susan Paskewitz is the university’s expert on ticks and the diseases they carry. Her past advice for walking in the woods is to wear pants and light-colored socks, especially for anyone who will spend much time in shadier, cooler areas outdoors. Ticks — especially the recently arrived lone star tick — are not fond of hot, sunny areas.