i have worked in 17 states, mostly in the east, in the past 15 years.Worst ticks I ever seen were on the NC Outer Banks. In 1995a MAnative told me to take an odorless garlic capsul daily and ticks would not bother me. Did that.Itreally worked for me. Found one tick dug in after i had quit taking garlic for a few months. Now i take a capsule every day-again no ticks.