EMMET COUNTY, Mich., (WPBN/WGTU) -- In Michigan, there are over 20 known tick species.

A northern Michigan veterinarian has a warning about how bad the season could be this summer.

Kelly Dumas works at Little Traverse Bay Vet Clinic in Harbor Springs.

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She has been practicing medicine in northern Michigan for 13 years.

It wasn’t until July of 2022 that Dumas saw her first case of Lyme disease.

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But that trend is changing.

“A lot of diseases, a lot of them and we don’t even necessarily know everything about every tick-borne disease yet,” Dumas said. “We’re still learning, but we know that they’re bad and they’re increasing.”

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Dumas said ticks can live in temperatures above 45 degrees.

So now that it's warmer, be sure to check yourself and your pet for ticks every time you come in from being outside and to make sure your animal is on some type of “quality” tick prevention.