In the south wecall 'em seed ticks. I had several hundred on me about a week ago. They are tiny deer ticks. It's hard to keep them off without some kind of repellent. Mostly you get them as you walk through the woods, brushing against bushes, but I have been sitting in a tree and the tree was literally crawling with thousands of 'em. Deep Woods Off stinks, but it works. My wife picks them off me with a small pair of tweezers, I take a hot shower and scrub hard, get out and she looks me over again. Sometimes it can be quite an experience when they get in certain spots.