By Paul Waldmiller
Did you know that Tick Season in Florida has begun unusually early this year?
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has already reported emergency department visits for tick bites are currently at their highest levels for this time of year since 2017, indicating a surge in tick activity and potential exposure risks.
The CDC’s tracking system however does show weekly rates of emergency room visits for tick bites are elevated across all U.S. regions except the south-central United States, signaling that ticks are active and biting people earlier than the typical month of May spike.
While the CDC is just now reporting an upsurge in ticks for 2026, there are many videos and photos of farmers and others discovering large infestations of ticks in fields and forests. Some are claiming that the government is purposely placing infected ticks with Lyme Disease throughout the United States to make the American population ill.
“Experts” however attribute the increase to climate change, which they claim favors warm, humid weather, and mild winters that allow tick populations to thrive. Additionally, high numbers of prey animals like mice and deer further support tick expansion.
Ticks in Florida are generally active year-round but they are most common in the spring and summer. The state is home to species like the lone star tick, American dog tick, and black-legged tick which have all proven to experts, to transmit diseases such as Lyme disease.