Europe’s Worst Disease Carrying Bug Prefers to Hunt at Night, Study Reveals A new study published in the journal Parasites & Vectors has upended the understanding of tick behavior, revealing that Europe's worst disease carrying bug, the sheep tick, is most active at night.
This discovery has significant implications for public health officials and outdoor enthusiasts.
The research, which involved an intensive sampling campaign at Lyme Park in England between January and December 2022, found that host seeking ticks are most abundant during dark hours.