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‘Aggressive’ lone star tick invades CNY, raising fears of new diseases

Kayla Arndt — Fri, 15 May 2020 13:57:27 +0000

Lone star tick bites can cause a lifelong allergy to red meat.

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Different Tick, Same Repellents: CDC Study Shows How to Avoid Asian Longhorned Tick

office — Tue, 07 Apr 2020 16:09:59 +0000

New CDC research shows DEET and other EPA-approved repellents are effective against the invasive Asian longhorned tick (Haemaphysalis longicornis).

Source: Entomology Today

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6 Things You Need to Know About the Asian Longhorned Tick (via EverydayHealth.com)

office2 — Fri, 24 May 2019 18:09:23 +0000

Expert answers on potential risks and why health officials are keeping a close eye on this foreign invader.

Source: EverydayHealth.com

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Asian Longhorned Tick Confirmed In Ky. (via LEX18.com)

office2 — Mon, 20 May 2019 20:10:00 +0000

LEXINGTON, Ky. (LEX 18)- An invasive Asian tick has now been Seen in the Bluegrass. No, thank you. The Asian Longhorned tick has been making its trek through the country after being discovered in the United States for the first time in New Jersey in 2017. The Department of Entomology at the University of Kentucky says …

Source: LEX18.com

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It’s time to be thinking about ticks as temperatures warm

office — Thu, 09 May 2019 20:36:14 +0000

Deer ticks are the most common type found in Ohio, those are the ones you and your pet are most likely to run into. However, the CDC is closely monitoring the spread of the invasive Asian long horned tick too.

Source: WSYX

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Asian longhorn tick continues northward march (via The Martha’s Vineyard Times)

office — Thu, 25 Apr 2019 19:26:56 +0000

The Asian longhorn tick, an invasive species from East Asia and Australia, continues to spread north and is now found in Connecticut. As The Times reported last summer, the tick was first discovered on sheep in New Jersey in 2017.

Source: The Martha’s Vineyard Times

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Rapidly growing tick species could threaten Staten Island this summer (via silive.com)

office2 — Fri, 29 Mar 2019 15:51:05 +0000

Many of the deer that researchers studied in the borough carried the Asian longhorned tick.

Source: silive.com

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Asian longhorned ticks getting ready to spread further in the US – BugBitten (via BugBitten)

office2 — Fri, 01 Mar 2019 19:45:56 +0000

Krisztian Magori provides an update on the geographical distribution of the Asian longhorned tick (Haemaphysalis longicornis) in the United States, and his personal perspective getting involved in tracking this invasive tick.

Source: BugBitten

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Researchers predict spread of invasive longhorned ticks into North America (via r20.rs6.net)

office2 — Wed, 20 Feb 2019 15:44:55 +0000

MANHATTAN â A recently invaded tick species known as the longhorned tick could establish itself in wide swathes of North America â if they are transported accidentally. This prediction was published in a new study in Natureâs Scientific Reports by Ram Raghavan, assistant professor at the Kansas State University College of Veterinary Medicine, and his international team of collaborators.

Source: r20.rs6.net

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Visual guide to identify invasive self-cloning tick: Asian longhorned ticks threaten livestock, but scientists need help telling them apart from two near-identical species (via ScienceDaily)

office2 — Thu, 31 Jan 2019 19:41:07 +0000

Researchers have created a visual guide to help identify and control the Asian longhorned tick, which transmits a fatal human disease in its native countries and threatens livestock in the United States.

Source: ScienceDaily

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