Deer ticks expected to peak soon, researchers seeking samples
The goal of the research is to help scientist learn about ticks and their diseases. This time of year, people will likely ...
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Ticks carrying Lyme disease may have infiltrated Montana; found on bird dog
On Feb. 28, the lab issued a news release stating scientists had confirmed the tick was Ixodes scapularis, also known as the deer tick or blacklegged tick (not to be confused with the western ...
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What to know about an aggressive tick species spreading across the U.S.
But it’s the baby (larval) lone star ticks that ... as some former farms became forested again. It seems the deer brought lone star ticks with them. One of the first words entomologists tend ...
Local experts warn Mainers to brace for increase in tick population this spring
PORTLAND (WGME) -- Tick experts are warning Mainers to prepare for an increase in tick populations this spring, following a winter that was not consistently cold enough to reduce their numbers.
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EarthTalk: Don't ignore presence of deer ticks
Lyme disease is the most well-known, caused by the bacterium Borrelia burgdorferi, and is transmitted by black-legged ticks, ...