![The Asian longhorned tick, an invasive tick species recently identified in several Eastern U.S. states, has been documented as far south as North Carolina.](https://secure.caes.uga.edu/news/multimedia/images/4127/longhorned_tick_Haemaphysalis_longicornis_unengorged_female_plateSMALL.jpeg)
Tick Smart
Georgia is already home to 22 species of ticks, but there may be another tiny bloodsucker hiding in the woods on your next hike.