Be on the alert for an exotic, aggressive tick
@LeaPea2417 (36442)
Toccoa, Georgia
July 12, 2018 4:26pm CST
There an East Asian tick that for the first time ever showed up in New Jersey last year. Now a year later it has been seen in North Carolina along with Arkansas, Virginia and West Virginia.
It is not known how it got here in America. It is a bad pest for livestock. I can reproduce without a male and it can affect livestock and humans with viral and bacterial diseases.
An exotic, aggressive East Asian tick that first turned up in the U.S. last fall has made its way to the Carolinas, agriculture officials say.
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@LeaPea2417 (36442)
• Toccoa, Georgia
16 Jul 18
@JustBhem Yes, I heard about that.
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@JustBhem (70555)
• Davao, Philippines
16 Jul 18
@LeaPea2417
I heard about a singer who was bitten by a thick, I think this thick is what bit her.
She was confined in the Hospital for weeks and still on medication.
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@LadyDuck (458091)
• Switzerland
14 Jul 18
@LeaPea2417 I suppose this is how we got the Nile Mosquitoes, those little pests are horrible.
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@rakski (112925)
• Philippines
13 Jul 18
@LeaPea2417 I hope there won't be too many
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@LeaPea2417 (36442)
• Toccoa, Georgia
15 Jul 18
That is scary about the other deadly strains.
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@Friendlypink (3805)
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16 Jul 18
It is interesting that it can multiply without a male. Airports should also have insect or any microscopic stuff detector. Lol
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@LeaPea2417 (36442)
• Toccoa, Georgia
16 Jul 18
Yes, hopefully airports have exterminators spray on a regular basis.
@Jessabuma (31700)
• Baguio, Philippines
13 Jul 18
Ohh that's scary ticks.. I hate it
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@Jessabuma (31700)
• Baguio, Philippines
14 Jul 18
@LeaPea2417 hehehe!!! I understand.
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@1hopefulman (45123)
• Canada
13 Jul 18
@kepweng I don't but the government and the food growers do.
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@LeaPea2417 (36442)
• Toccoa, Georgia
12 Jul 18
Yes, we have to be on the look out for the regular ticks , deer ticks.
@RasmaSandra (73444)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
13 Jul 18
Thanks for the warning. Yuck another pest to worry about.
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@LeaPea2417 (36442)
• Toccoa, Georgia
13 Jul 18
Your welcome. It is always something to be on the alert for.
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