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https://www.sciencenews.org/article...ck-can-clone-itself-suck-livestock-dry?tgt=nr
Known as the longhorned tick or bush tick, Haemaphysalis longicornis is ubiquitous in Japan, China and the Korean Peninsula. The New Jersey sheep was the first documented sighting in the continental United States, say Rainey and Egizi, who published their findings online February 19 in the Journal of Medical Entomology.
Scientists say that it is rare to find an invasive tick species in the wild. And this one seems to be spreading. It has been discovered in at least three more states — Virginia, West Virginia and Arkansas — and warnings have been issued for Maryland.
Here are five reasons why scientists are keeping an eye on this sneaky invader.
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This tick is one of the rare forms that clones itself. After feeding, a female lays hundreds of eggs that develop into adult ticks with no male intervention. They are a big threat to livestock & can transmit bacterial & viral disease to humans. And it is spreading rapidly.
Known as the longhorned tick or bush tick, Haemaphysalis longicornis is ubiquitous in Japan, China and the Korean Peninsula. The New Jersey sheep was the first documented sighting in the continental United States, say Rainey and Egizi, who published their findings online February 19 in the Journal of Medical Entomology.
Scientists say that it is rare to find an invasive tick species in the wild. And this one seems to be spreading. It has been discovered in at least three more states — Virginia, West Virginia and Arkansas — and warnings have been issued for Maryland.
Here are five reasons why scientists are keeping an eye on this sneaky invader.
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This tick is one of the rare forms that clones itself. After feeding, a female lays hundreds of eggs that develop into adult ticks with no male intervention. They are a big threat to livestock & can transmit bacterial & viral disease to humans. And it is spreading rapidly.