Native to Asia, Found in New Jersey: The Curious Case of an Invasive Tick.

You’d be forgiven if you thought we already had enough ticks to worry about here in North America. The blacklegged tick, the lone star tick, the dog tick, the Rocky Mountain wood tick, et cetera, et cetera.

Unfortunately, these masterful ancient parasites and the whims of global trade and travel have little sympathy for our concerns. Case in point: The discovery last year of an infestation of the tick species Haemaphysalis longicornis on a rural property in western New Jersey, USA.

https://entomologytoday.org/2018/02/21/native-asia-found-new-jersey-curious-case-invasive-tick/

Posted on February 22, 2018 01:38 AM by biohexx1