An Invasive Tick That Can Clone Itself Is Spreading Across the U.S.
An Invasive Tick That Can Clone Itself Is Spreading Across the U.S.
www.smithsonianmag.com
An Invasive Tick That Can Clone Itself Is Spreading Across the U.S., Threatening Livestock
There is a discussion on Hacker News, but feel free to comment here as well.
If you don't want to read the article, the concern is some cows in Ohio essentially bled to death because thousands of these ticks sucked so much of their blood
That's crazy. Afaik most North American ticks can't really penetrate the thick skin of bovine. Even if there's effective antiparasitics for these idk how you would go about eliminating them from your property.
Do we need Ohio? Better shoot it into the sun just to be safe
While I don't necessarily disagree, it unfortunately seems they've already been found in 19 states