After a long day of working out on a grassy trail near my MN cabin I was doing my changing routine into fresh clothes before entering the cabin. 165 ticks (no deer ticks) were killed with the needle nose pliers as I checked the work clothes and my body. Ever notice how you check for ticks and they still keep coming out of nowhere? Look closely in your seams especially between your legs. You will barely be able to see them as they are trying to burrow in but eventually they back out to try elsewhere.

The ticks have never been that bad again but I now always treat my  work clothes with permethrin. Another trick is to be the last in line when walking in tick country. They are so good at latching on to things that the last person in line is not going to have near the tick problems as the others.