An Invasive Tick That Can Clone Itself Is Spreading Across the U.S., Threatening Livestock
www.smithsonianmag.com
Researchers documented three cows in Ohio killed by Asian longhorned ticks, which can lay up to 2,000 eggs without needing to mate
  • Fermion@feddit.nlEnglish
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    8 months ago

    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.