I have had more ticks this year than ever before, and that's with less time in the woods! Also, I am eaten alive by chiggers this year. I have started upping the percentage of DEET in my repellent, and of course forgetting it when I go caching!
Also, ticks seem to gravitate towards the, ahem, "doo-dad" area, where I ain't wild about spraying chemicals INTENDED to be irritating. It's to the point now where I just wear BDU pants and spray the crap outta them.