Termites generally don’t elicit a whole lot of love. But surprisingly, this wood-eating insect may hold the key to transforming coal—a big polluting chunk of the global energy supply—into cleaner energy for the world, according to University of Delaware researchers. Source: r20.rs6.net
Animal hospital warns of winter ticks after engorged tick found on dog (via WMUR)
A local veterinarian’s office is warning pet owners to check their animals for ticks, even in winter, after finding an engorged tick on a dog in January. Source: WMUR
USC researchers race against tick-borne illness before it spreads in U.S. (via USC News)
The Asian longhorned tick, new to North America, can transmit a disease that causes nausea, diarrhea and muscle pain — and, often, death. Source: USC News
$15k grant awarded to study ticks in Pike (via poconorecord.com)
MILFORD — A $15,000 Lyme Disease Association Award has been received for an ongoing field study throughout Pike County, of ticks that carry Source: poconorecord.com
Mystery Meat Allergy Starts With a Tick Bite (via NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth)
Most of us enjoy a good, juicy burger from time to time. But imagine if eating red meat triggered a severe allergic reaction. At one time, it was very rare reaction and limited to a few hundred people in… Source: NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth
Asian tick that clones itself could spread fast and far in the US, study says (via CNN)
The Asian longhorned tick most likely began invading the United States years ago. Now found in nine states, the tick may soon occupy a large swath of eastern North America as well as coastal regions of the Pacific Northwest, according to research. Source: CNN
Residents Cautioned About Ticks, Lyme Disease In Santa Cruz Co. (via Santa Cruz, CA Patch)
There have been five cases of Lyme disease reported in Santa Cruz County this year. Source: Santa Cruz, CA Patch
As Winters Warm, Blood-Sucking Ticks Drain Moose Dry (via Scientific American)
Researchers across New England and Canada scramble to protect the iconic species from growing parasite populations Source: Scientific American
Scientists concerned about spread of invasive tick (via The Associated Press)
In the year since the Asian longhorned tick was officially spotted in New Jersey, it’s expanded to eight more states, including Virginia. Source: The Associated Press
Study Aims to Better Understand How Ticks Transmit Diseases (via Kathryn Eident)
Researchers at UMass Amherst are conducting a multi-year, multi-site study on tick biology and behavior. This year, Barnstable County joined the study, Source: Kathryn Eident
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