# Acorns—not deer—can predict a rise in Lyme-spreading ticks

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1 outlet covering · First listed: Scientific American, Nov 8, 2026, 6:00 AM · Read it: <https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/acorns-not-deer-can-predict-a-rise-in-lyme-spreading-ticks/>

Despite deer’s essential role in tick reproduction, looking to acorn numbers instead can forecast Lyme disease booms almost two years in advance

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- Nov 8, 2026, 6:00 AM: [Acorns—not deer—can predict a rise in Lyme-spreading ticks](<https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/acorns-not-deer-can-predict-a-rise-in-lyme-spreading-ticks/>) — Scientific American (Magazine, United States)
  Despite deer’s essential role in tick reproduction, looking to acorn numbers instead can forecast Lyme disease booms almost two years in advance