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2011 was boom year for deer ticks

By Jose Martinez

 |  Globe Correspondent  

  January 12, 2012

Last year’s unusual weather produced a banner crop of deer ticks in New England, and Sam Telford could not be happier. Well into December, the tick expert still was able to collect ticks - lots of them - for his studies. Based on collections at sites in Medfield, Dover, South Yarmouth, Nantucket and Martha’s Vineyard, Telford estimated the tick population was three to five times larger than usual for early winter.

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