I was thinking the same thing Vince. All this cold weather should have killed them....I found a stink bug, I thought they would be extinct now too, but guess not.
Southern Maryland has no chance of ever slowing the Ticks down, if they can survive a 6-8 month HEAVY/FREEZING winter in michigan, they can survive here. I was surprised to see them this early as well, found 2 on me the other day.