Griffin Dill, an integrated pest management specialist with the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, spoke with the Bangor Daily News for the article, “‘Bone-chilling’ weather unlikely to kill off ticks before spring, researchers say.” Experts agree that it’s unlikely sub-zero temperatures and blizzards will cause any significant decline in Maine’s tick population, according to the read more Extreme cold unlikely to kill ticks before spring, Dill tells BDN