Sentences with phrase «as the deer ticks»

The tick enmeshed in the feather belongs to the same group of ticks as the deer ticks that bite humans and other animals today.

«Black - legged ticks — also known as deer ticks — do not like dry, open areas and are not common in tall grass.

Lyme disease is an infection caused by a bacterium called Borrelia burgdorferi that's spread to humans by infected black - legged ticks, commonly known as deer ticks.

The tick responsible is the Ixodes tick, better known as the deer tick or black legged tick.

In North America the blacklegged tick, also known as the deer tick is the principle vector of Lyme disease as well as human granulocytic anaplasmosis and human babesiosis.

In the eastern United States it is also frequently referred to as the deer tick.

Black - legged ticks, also known as deer ticks, can carry Lyme disease.

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Schumer says Long Island and the lower Hudson Valley are epicenters of diseases caused by deer ticks and public health officials in those areas need money as soon as possible to improve prevention efforts.

Warmer winters, wetter and earlier springs (which expand the time during which ticks can pick up the disease), increased humidity, and greener environments can all contribute to the increased incidence of ticks and the growing populations of hosts, including large mammals like white - tailed deer; smaller ones such as white - footed mice, the principal carrier of Lyme disease; and many species of birds.

Coyotes are overtaking the red fox, which feeds on small mammals such as mice, shrews and chipmunks, animals that, like deer, can play host to the Lyme - disease - carrying ticks

The red fox feeds on small mammals such as mice, shrews and chipmunks, animals that, like deer, can play host to the Lyme - disease - carrying ticks.

Gomes - Solecki's vaccine wouldn't address the spread of other tick - borne pathogens, nor target other animals such as deer or skunks that act as reservoirs for Lyme disease.

The 4 - Poster device, a type of deer bait station that controls ticks as they feed, does dramatically reduce tick populations over a two to three year period.

Ticks acquire the bacterium through feeding on deer and small infected small animals, such as mice, squirrels, birds.

Although Lyme bacteria are transmitted to people by deer ticks (also known as Ixodes ticks), you don't need to be anywhere near deer to be exposed to them.

It is also referred to as the blacklegged tick or «deer tick».

Lyme disease — caused by the bacterium Borrelia burgdorferi — is transmitted to humans through the bite of infected blacklegged or deer ticks, and can have lifelong debilitating effects such as arthritis, fatigue and even neurological deficits.

Black - legged deer ticks, a hard - shelled parasite, are known for the spread of Lyme disease, which can infect canines as well as humans.

It is transmitted through bites of the deer tick (also known as the black - legged tick) and western black - legged tick.

The black - legged tick, also known as the «deer tick», serves as the carrier for Lyme disease.

The ticks usually pick up the bacteria from infected wildlife such as deer and rodents.

To kill fleas and all stages of brown dog ticks, American dog ticks, lone star ticks, and deer ticks (which may carry Lyme disease) and chewing lice, apply to dogs or puppies (8 weeks or older) as follows: Remove applicator from child - resistant package.

White - tailed deer are ticks» primary mode of travel and the main reason they are so widespread, although other migratory animals such as birds and coyotes transport ticks as well.

To kill fleas and all stages of brown dog ticks, American dog ticks, lone star ticks, and deer ticks (which may carry Lyme disease) and chewing lice, apply to dogs and puppies (8 weeks or older) as follows:

A positive «+» antibody test as used in Idexx «4DX» test detects the presence of antibodies to the organism Anaplasma phagocytophilium and is consistent with your dog having been successfully transmitted this bacterial organism from a protracted Deer tick (Ixodes species) attachment.

As human domains expand, there is more shared space and interaction with tick - carrying animals including feral cats, deer, raccoons, opossums, wild turkeys and coyotes; consequently more cats, dogs and families are exposed to ticks.

To kill fleas and all stages of brown dog ticks, American dog ticks, lone star ticks, and deer ticks (which may carry Lyme disease) and chewing lice, apply to cats and kittens (8 weeks or older) as follows:

Deer ticks are particularly dangerous, serving as vectors for the most prevelant tick - borne disease in humans, Lyme disease.

If you are selecting an over the counter product it is important to know what you are getting, as many have deceptive claims about flea prevention and it is important to make sure they kill Ixodes, commonly called deer ticks.

To kill adult fleas, flea eggs and larva, chewing lice, all stages of Brown dog ticks, American dog ticks, Lone Star ticks and Deer ticks (which may carry Lyme disease), and to aid in control of sarcoptic mange mites, apply this product ONLY to dogs and puppies (8 weeks or older) as follows.

Fall is when ticks — usually the deer tick or blacklegged tick (Ixodes scapularis)-- like to put their bite on dogs the most, and, as a result, that's when Lyme disease is transmitted most...

To survive at each stage of their lifecycle, a tick needs to attach itself to a host such as a deer (their favorite), a dog or a person.

In addition to killing adult fleas and preventing reinfestation, Flea5X Plus is effective against ticks such as the brown dog tick, the American dog tick, the lone star tick and the deer tick, including those that may transmit Lyme disease.

Effitix effectively kills and repels 4 types of ticks with Effitic: the Brown dog tick, Americam dog tick, Lone Star tick, and Deer tick, By controlling pests, your pet is also protected from potentially receiving commonly transmitted diseases such as bartonellosis, tapeworm infestations and Lym deases.

In Oregon, the causative organism, Borrelia burgdorferi, is transmitted by the bite of a small brown - black tick, Ixodes pacificus, known as the Western black - legged tick or deer tick.

The deer tick is the type of tick that causes a disease known as lyme disease.

As you might have guessed the deer is the principle host of the deer tick.

Lyme disease - carrying deer ticks are likely to become more common as well.