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Letter - be aware of new Asian longhorned tick

Marie Freeman of the Breeding community of Adair County writes:

"I'm very concerned about this new tick species, Asian longhorned tick, that has come into the United States. Not only is it self cloning but it seems to not have an issue with cut grass and sun.

"I think if we all incorporate tick tubes in the community that we could really take the numbers down, and not hurt the environment. So many people don't realize that most diseases that the human gets from the tick actually start with the white footed mouse.

"Tick tubes very cheap to make if you can't afford to buy them. I save all my paper towel rolls and my toilet tissue rolls now and my dryer lint. Next spring I am going to spot them all over my property. And I'm going to try to develop one with PVC pipe that would be beneficial to the squirrels in their nests.

"Here are a couple of sites I have found and want to share:



What you need to know about Asian longhorned ticks - A new tick in the United States;

How to Make Your Own Tick Tubes (2019 Update). This is a nice way to control our tick population in the county and not you so much pesticide."


This story was posted on 2019-07-18 08:14:08
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