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Ticks are so small that it's easy to miss when they bite. But they're worth making a big deal over, experts say, because ticks can spread serious diseases. Knowing what to look for can help you ...
Ticks are insects known for attaching to and sucking blood from land-dwelling animals (specifically vertebrates). [1] Ticks fall under the category of 'arthropod', and while they are often thought of in the context of disease transmission, they are also known to cause direct harm to hosts through bites, toxin release, and infestation.
A habitat preferred by ticks is the interface where a lawn meets the forest, [67] or more generally, the ecotone, which is unmaintained transitional edge habitat between woodlands and open areas. Therefore, one tick management strategy is to remove leaf litter, brush, and weeds at the edge of the woods. [ 68 ]
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Ticks of domestic animals directly cause poor health and loss of production to their hosts. Ticks also transmit numerous kinds of viruses, bacteria, and protozoa between domestic animals. [1] These microbes cause diseases which can be severely debilitating or fatal to domestic animals, and may also affect humans.
Experts break down the most important tick facts to know heading into tick season.
The dragging method is a useful way to collect ticks from a large area; CO 2 trapping is another method for localized sampling of ticks. Different species of tick also have variable sensitivity or responsiveness to this form of trapping, so its effectiveness can vary with the species of tick the researcher is interested in sampling.
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