Tag Archives: Tick Season

They’re distinct in appearance: a rusty-brown colour with black on its midsection, and black legs which give it its name. As temperatures are heating up and Manitobans are more active outside, so are blacklegged ticks. Local entomologist Taz Stuart is warning residents as Lyme disease is becoming more common across …

Winnipegger Teresa Manitowich is recounting her battle with Lyme disease as tick season nears in Manitoba. In October of 2019, she said she began to feel the symptoms. “I just wasn’t feeling quite right. I was getting frequent headaches, I was very irritable and I had fatigue.” Over the next …