Asian Tick Invading America Is a Mystery to Lyme Experts

www.thedailybeast.com ^ | 08.22.18 5:19 AM ET | Victoria Albert

[Red Badger]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Longhorned_tick

[Rio]

"Ostfeld and Egizi think birds are implausible, noting that it would be highly unusual for a bird to fly from Asia, Australia, or New Zealand to the eastern United States."

African Swallows. I hear that they can carry many things over great distances.

[House Atreides]

African Swallows. I hear that they can carry many things over great distances.
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LOL — Swallows? They could have done it many millennia ago if that was the vector. The fact that such “importation” did not happen til recently leads me to believe that it came via import of Chinese products or people .. either unintentionally or intentionally.

[TheTimeOfMan]

My guess would be exotic imported pets. That whole trade needs to end.

[heartwood]

Some people have immune systems capable of killing ticks - there were a few years when I killed deer ticks that bit me, and I’ve read about others. I’ve had Lyme twice, but not when I was killing ticks.

It seems like worthwhile research - fight off the vector before it regurgitates its disease load.

[dfwgator]

Are you suggesting that coconuts migrate?

[1Old Pro]

The real question is, how can we kill all the ticks?

[TADSLOS]

Are you suggesting that coconuts migrate?

I know mine do, but they are documented.

[CJ Wolf]

DDT?

[Joe Bfstplk]

If they are blood suckers, the ticks are democrats.

[oldasrocks]

Napalm the entire area is the only right answer.

[Red Badger]

Well, there’s a use for Pit Bulls........................

[1Old Pro]

Well, there’s a use for Pit Bulls.....................…

What, have them kill people who contract tick borne illness? :)

[Red Badger]

LOL, no............Have them run thru the infested woods and gather up all the ticks...............

[Buckeye McFrog]

Asian Tick?

[BlackbirdSST]

Have them run thru the infested woods and gather up all the ticks...............

Then what? Light 'em up?! Up thread there has already been a call for napalm.

[Pelham]

Ticks as Global Citizens.

[Red Badger]

Two birds.

One stone....................

[Right Wing Assault]

Asian Tick Invading America??

Open borders! Diversity! Acceptance! Tolerance! No Discrimination! New Experiences!