Comment by bregma

I live in a tick-infested area. They come into the house. They bite you at night: I usually find them first thing in the morning as I'm getting dressed (they weren't there the previous evening when I prepared for bed). Their bites are (usually) painless, they stay latched on for one to three weeks, and the bites only really itch after they've dropped off (and then they really really itch and it takes about 18 months for the marks to disappear). And yes, I've been treated for active borelliosis more than once.

You can not escape them. They will come for you.