Tick infestations can occur when just one tick is brought into the home. It's possible for you to come into contact with a tick if there are wooded or brushy areas near your home and you're outdoors when the weather is warm. The tick will attach itself somewhere on your body and bury its head into your skin.

Where do ticks come from?

Where Do Ticks Come From? Ticks are often picked up in wooded areas or patches of overgrown vegetation. They have to stay attached to their hosts for several days to properly feed, meaning they travel wherever their host goes.

What attracts tick?

Ticks are attracted to carbon dioxide and sweat

Just like mosquitoes, ticks are sensitive to the CO2 you exhale and will find that attractive. They also sense body heat and the lactic acid that comes from sweating. Since you can't stop breathing or giving off body heat, these are things that really can't be controlled.