This Is Serious

  Take this seriously. It is suggested that tick born diseases are the first epidemic of global warming.

Forbes: New Jersey Is Dealing With A Tick Species That Is New To America

...the East Asian or Longhorned tick. This tick is usually found in East Asia (Russia, Japan, China, and Korea), New Zealand, parts of Australia, and several Pacific islands (New Caledonia, Fiji, Western Samoa, Tonga, Vanuatu).