We have a lot of them around here also.
They are bad this year as we did not have a cold enough winter to kill them off.
When we kill them we put them on a dish and then take a match or lighter and toast them until they pop.
If you have a tick that has attached itself we have found that if you apply some hydrogen peroxide with a cloth over the tick for a few minutes it causes them to try to back out and then they have been easier to pull off and then toast.