The Ticks are def. out! I am on Long Island
Last weekend (4/29/07) Roxy had a big tick crawling into her ear.
Thank God, we saw it and I was able to get it before it latched on or even worse, crawled wasy down into her ear!
Just to be on the safe side, I am also feeding 'Bug Off' tabs daily:
http://springtimeinc.com/product/35/2