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Self-cloning ticks that suck animals’ blood dry spark concern humans may be next
NY Daily News ^
| 12 July 2019
| Kassidy Vavra
Posted on 07/13/2019 10:51:09 AM PDT by amorphous
Asian longhorned ticks are sparking worry in some as the insects recently were linked with killing five cows by sucking their blood dry
in North Carolina. (CDC)
They’re out for blood.
Self-cloning super-ticks are sparking worry in some as the insects recently were linked with killing five cows by sucking their blood dry in North Carolina.
Asian longhorned ticks were first found in the U.S. in 2017. Earlier this year, an article published in the journal Clinical Infectious Diseases noted that the first man was bitten by one of the pests in New York State.
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TOPICS: Agriculture; Health/Medicine; Outdoors; Pets/Animals
KEYWORDS: democrats; ticks
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To: Pearls Before Swine
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posted on
07/13/2019 12:06:46 PM PDT
by
Bratch
(IF YOU HAVE SELFISH IGNORANT CITIZENS, YOU ARE GOING TO HAVE SELFISH IGNORANT LEADERS-George Carlin)
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posted on
07/13/2019 12:07:12 PM PDT
by
Olog-hai
("No Republican, no matter how liberal, is going to woo a Democratic vote." -- Ronald Reagan, 1960)
To: MarMema
Possums and armadillos can also save if you are lost in the woods.
Find one and they will lead you to the nearest highway.
23
posted on
07/13/2019 12:19:56 PM PDT
by
urbanpovertylawcenter
(the law and poverty collide in an urban setting and sparks fly)
To: MarMema
A possum eats 5000 plus ticks/day. Being as how I'm a tick-hater, I checked that out right away.
What I saw was an average of 5000 ticks a season.
Oppossums just went on The Good List.
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posted on
07/13/2019 12:30:05 PM PDT
by
kiryandil
(The Media & the DNC tells you who you're gonna vote for. We chose Trump.)
To: kaehurowing
No, that would be Australian ticks.
Recently saw a picture of a hand holding an adorable little sugar glider. The caption said: “not everything in Austrailia can kill you. He may wants to but he can’t.”
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posted on
07/13/2019 12:38:43 PM PDT
by
Rurudyne
(Standup Philosopher)
To: MarMema
Guinea Fowl are great tick eaters, too. And, cute! And they lay eggs for you. :)
26
posted on
07/13/2019 12:45:08 PM PDT
by
Diana in Wisconsin
(We come from the earth, we return to the earth, and in between we garden.~Alfred Austin)
To: amorphous
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posted on
07/13/2019 1:11:55 PM PDT
by
mabarker1
((Congress- the opposite of PROGRESS!!!))
To: amorphous
A tiny tick attached itself to me when I was in NYC. Took a photo of it to get a better look at it. Appeared to be a dog tick but it didn’t bark as I flushed it down the toilet.
To: amorphous
Around these woods, I need that. Do the got it for humans?
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posted on
07/13/2019 1:26:51 PM PDT
by
CJ Wolf
(Free-Wwg1wga)
To: amorphous
These things are not insects.
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posted on
07/13/2019 1:54:08 PM PDT
by
arthurus
(mx)
To: Pearls Before Swine
How do the Asians deal with them?They export them to North America. It's part of China's retaliation against the Trump tariffs.
To: kiryandil
Yeah, oops. Thanks for the correction. They are really awesome for getting rid of a lot of stuff, like mice. I wish ours was still here...
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posted on
07/13/2019 3:03:12 PM PDT
by
MarMema
(breeding tauntauns in northern Michigan - soon to be for sale!)
To: kiryandil
Wild turkeys also eat a lot of ticks.
To: amorphous
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posted on
07/13/2019 4:22:18 PM PDT
by
vigilante2
(Re-elect nobody)
To: MarMema
I believe it is 5 large per season, not day.
35
posted on
07/13/2019 4:31:29 PM PDT
by
deadrock
To: antidemoncrat
Finally found some insects that suck more than Democrats. Not sure that is true.
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posted on
07/13/2019 7:08:53 PM PDT
by
depressed in 06
(60 in '20. Now, more than ever!)
To: MarMema
It would be nice if you could semi-domesticate them - get them to stick on your property and provide them with food and shelter in out-of-the-way places where they wouldn’t feel threatened.
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posted on
07/13/2019 8:00:36 PM PDT
by
kiryandil
(The Media & the DNC tells you who you're gonna vote for. We chose Trump.)
To: Born to Conserve
Wild turkeys also eat a lot of ticks. Good to know. We have those around here.
38
posted on
07/13/2019 8:01:27 PM PDT
by
kiryandil
(The Media & the DNC tells you who you're gonna vote for. We chose Trump.)
To: amorphous
Free range chickens. We should be filling up our forests with them. They eat anything that moves.
39
posted on
07/13/2019 9:18:49 PM PDT
by
Dogbert41
(When the strong man, fully armed, guards his own dwelling, his goods are safe. -Luke 11:21)
To: 353FMG
Great. As if having Alligators that can climb trees isn't enough to worry about...
...now we have ticks that can drain all the blood out of you.
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posted on
07/13/2019 9:37:31 PM PDT
by
rlmorel
(Trump to China: This Capitalist Will Not Sell You the Rope with Which You Will Hang Us.)
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