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Experts share tips to avoid the blood-sucking pests that can transmit Lyme disease and other illnesses on to humans ...

For starters, they can carry different diseases.

Tick season is here once again, and the experts are ready. Historically, tick season has run from April through September but mild winters are causing ticks to arrive earlier and stick around later.

But experts agree it’s still better to err on the side of caution and there are some surefire ways to avoid a pint-sized scene from Dracula. Here’s what you need to know to avoid ticks in Portland.