There is a lot of information on the web and in the lay and scientific literature about ticks and tickborne diseases. Here are only a few references that we found helpful – there are many more.
Websites
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/16/realestate/ticks-gardening-2021.html
https://www.cdc.gov/ticks/index.html
https://www.cdc.gov/ticks/gallery/index.html
https://awaytogarden.com/the-tick-borne-disease-equation-with-dr-rick-ostfeld-of-cary-institute/
https://awaytogarden.com/the-acorn-connections-with-dr-rick-ostfeld-ticks-gypsy-moths-songbirds-and-more/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/wellness/ticks-protect-lyme-deer-dog-lonestar/2021/05/22/6c41bb40-ba54-11eb-a6b1-81296da0339b_story.html
https://skinparasites.ucdavis.edu/tick-biology
https://www.newyorker.com/science/annals-of-medicine/the-two-decade-delay-in-lyme-disease-vaccines
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2021/06/11/well/tick-disease-lyme.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/26/nyregion/tick-diseases-new-york.html
https://podcasts.apple.com/kh/podcast/ticks-with-felicia-keesing/id370801678?i=1000564962392&l=fr