Lyme Aware

Green Space | Keep Ticks From Spoiling Summer Fun

With the highs consistently breaking into 80s and the constant threat of a scattered afternoon thunderstorm, summer has undoubtedly arrived in Louisville. Despite the heat, folks are getting out of the house and attending live music events, visiting splash parks and hiking along trails in Louisville’s parks. But in the warm humidity, a familiar fiend has returned to the tall grasses that brush over the knees of unsuspecting hikers: the tick. The eight-legged parasite thrives in the warm, humid environment of Kentucky, which allows tick larvae to hatch every summer. Read more.