Sentences with phrase «in tick habitat»

Projected changes in tick habitat (Brownstein et al. 2005)

Not exact matches

Researchers in the College of Veterinary Medicine at Kansas State University have validated a model showing growth in Kansas for the habitat of the troublesome lone star tick.

But, just as with mosquitoes, it is unclear whether changes in the climate and conditions of new habitats will be as conducive to the Lyme bacterium and other diseases as they are to ticks.

The blacklegged tick and its relative, the Western blacklegged tick, thrive in humid, wooded habitats, particularly in low - lying grass and brush.

My wife and I live in an area just outside of Jacksonville that is prime tick habitat, and it's been necessary for us to come to terms with this reality.

Tick populations around your home can be controlled by trimming brush, keeping grass mowed short, and removing leaf litter in your yard to remove tick habitats.

To reduce tick habitat, keep grass and bushes in your yard trimmed and clean up dead leaves and branches.

Potential impacts of climate change on the transmission of Lyme disease include: 1) changes in the geographic distribution of the disease due to the increase in favorable habitat for ticks to survive off their hosts; 85 2) a lengthened transmission season due to earlier onset of higher temperatures in the spring and later onset of cold and frost; 3) higher tick densities leading to greater risk in areas where the disease is currently observed, due to milder winters and potentially larger rodent host populations; and 4) changes in human behaviors, including increased time outdoors, which may increase the risk of exposure to infected ticks.