"Before he goes out to hunt, Brian Leydet pulls on his hiking boots and his all-white jumpsuit, fetches a homemade flannel flag..."

"... out of his car and then, most importantly, duct-tapes his socks to his pant legs. Then he heads into the undergrowth, dragging his flag around like a morose matador.... Mr. Leydet’s quarry is quick to attach to the white flannel, using its tiny hooks on their legs to grab hold....."

From "Tick Hunting: The Prey Are Tiny, and the Bait Is Human Climate change and other factors have brought several new species of ticks, and frightening new diseases, to New York in recent years" (NYT).