Spring is typically a favorite time of the year, because it opens the door for a lot more outdoor activities. Unfortunately, it is also the worst time of the year due to human's least favorite blood sucking parasite: ticks! For the most part, ticks just suck blood and when they are done they fall off and spawn more ticks. But, about one out of every one hundred can carry some pretty serious diseases that can affect both human and pet health.
There are four stages in a tick's life cycle: egg, larva, nymph, and adult. Ticks in three of the four life stages are capable of sucking blood from a host.
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