PORTLAND (WGME) -- Tick experts are warning Mainers to prepare for an increase in tick populations this spring, following a winter that was not consistently cold enough to reduce their numbers.

Check our interactive map Much of southern Maine saw 10 to 12 inches, while most of the central and western parts of the state got less, according to the National Weather Service. Posted February 9 ...

Maine has reported 3,035 cases of Lyme disease ... called Borrelia burgdorferi being transferred from an infected tick to a person through its bite. The American Lyme Disease Foundation estimates ...