Here in N.E.Pa. ticks bury themselves in the ground if temp is under 50 degrees, however, if the temp rises over 50 they will emerge then bury them selves when the temp. drops. Also if you have a yard with leaves that drop from trees, keep your yard free of leaves, ticks are abundant in dead leaves is what I have found.
Some years back in the middle of a very cold and harsh winter my now passed girl had FLEAS
. I couldn't Imagine how she would have
fleas in that freezing weather, then I saw there was a feral cat hanging out under the deck that was my girls hunting grounds. I came to the conclusion the CAT had FLEAS and must have dropped off the cat and when my girl went under the deck they jumped on her. The same thing can happen with ticks.