Sentences with phrase «of tick populations»

Figure 9.5: The maps show the current and projected probability of establishment of tick populations (Ixodes scapularis) that transmit Lyme disease.

We want to provide you with the information and tools you need to help protect more dogs so we've gathered the most recent news regarding the spread of tick populations.

Wet, mild winters usually result in an explosion of the tick population increasing the risk that your pet may come in contact with any of the numerous tick - bourne diseases.

For some areas around the Gulf Coast, the probability of tick population establishment is projected to decrease by 2080.

Not exact matches

The population of disease - carrying deer ticks has been on the increase and with the warmer weather, these pests tend to emerge.

He said he understands people's concerns over the deer population's impact on motor vehicle safety and the spread of tick - borne illnesses, but wonders if relaxed controls would have far worse consequences.

The future of social care remains a ticking time - bomb, and just last month the chief inspector of prisons told MPs that older prisoners are the fastest growing part of the jail population and the service is struggling to meet their needs.

WAMC's David Guistina talks with Mike Spain of the Times Union about growing tick populations and competing energy policies in New York state.

MAYVILLE - Chautauqua County Health Officials are advising the public about the presence of the bacteria that causes Lyme disease in the County's deer tick population.

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.

Although deer can devastate plant life when their populations grow out of control, the real danger to humans comes from the ticks they carry, said Curtis.

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.

The team looked at an outer surface protein of B. burgdorferi found in ticks — which can give clues about the vertebrate host — as well as the probabilities that different host species transmit the microbe during a tick bite, the number of larvae feeding on the animals, and population densities.

It may be that in some areas, the most important drivers of tick abundance are the factors that control small mammal populations, including their food supply and predators, Kilpatrick said.

A key missing piece in the Lyme disease puzzle is that scientists lack a detailed understanding of what limits populations of the Ixodes ticks that transmit the disease.

Researchers and clinicians have known for many years that different racial and ethnic populations get diseases at different rates, respond differently to medications, and show very different results on standard clinical tests: «For a whole range of medical tests, whether your physician is told that your lab result is normal or abnormal depends entirely on the race / ethnicity box that you tick on an intake form,» Zaitlen said.

Currently, there are no reports of HRTV in any other tick populations aside from those isolated in northwestern Missouri.

The spirochete responsible for Lyme borreliosis is hyperendemic along the Hudson River Valley, especially the counties east of the river, indicative of the high population levels of its tick host, I. scapularis [24 — 27].

Meanwhile, just one - quarter seem to be aware of reports that the tick population might soar this season.

In a move that's sure to tick off... well, everyone... Amazon has released another list of cities that purport to have the most well - read populations.

According to the National Science Foundation, «Areas of patchy woods, which are very common in cities and suburban and rural areas, may have higher populations of Lyme - disease carrying ticks than forest fragments... this is because some species thrive in smaller places.»

If you live in a landed property, be sure to trim your lawn, bushes and trees to control the population of ticks.

If you live in a heavily wooded area or one that is known to have a high population of ticks, a vaccination to protect your dog from Lyme disease is important.

Research Assistant, Institute of Ecosystem Studies, NY (May 00 — Aug 00) The interactions of tree regeneration, rodent and bird populations, and tick density and their effect on the risk of human exposure to vector - borne disease.

Keep in mind it takes time for the compounds in this kind of supplement to work their way into your pet's hair follicles and skin, start at least a month in advance of flea season to make your pet totally unattractive to your local flea population (and their icky pesky tick and mosquito cousins as well!)

One single deer can produce 500,000 tick larvae a year.2, 3 And since a tick can lay thousands of eggs at a time4, you can see how the tick population can grow pretty fast.

Given the statistics about tick population and increase in Lyme disease, prevention should be considered a standard part of pet care, as important as wellness exams, vaccinations and even fresh water and food.

With the arrival of spring, more pet owners have become serious about flea and tick control as parasite populations continue to surge.

The population of ticks that carry these serious diseases has expanded rapidly, even to city areas.

Despite a period of record low temperatures this winter, it wasn't long enough to decrease tick populations.

Some of the most effective flea and tick products today combine an adulticide to kill adult fleas with an IGR to control the immature bug population.

Winter is officially over (the vernal equinox occurred on March 20), but as we all look forward to nicer weather, we need to remember that spring poses a number of hazards to our pets, including burgeoning populations of fleas and ticks.

Incidents of tularemia tend to be higher when tick and deer fly populations are on the upsurge during summer months.

The flea and tick category, in particular, is an area where a sizable segment of the pet - owning population actively seeks out natural alternatives for combating this everyday problem.

Beasley's grandparents had a flock of them on their farm in Virginia, to reduce the tick population and to sound the alarm should a predator come for their chickens.

Other aspects of global warming's broad footprint on the world's ecosystems include changes in the abundance of more than 80 percent of the thousands of species included in population studies; major poleward shifts in living ranges as warm regions become hot, and cold regions become warmer; major increases (in the south) and decreases (in the north) of the abundance of plankton, which forms the critical base of the ocean's food chain; the transformation of previously innocuous insect species like the Aspen leaf miner into pests that have damaged millions of acres of forest; and an increase in the range and abundance of human pathogens like the cholera - causing bacteria Vibrio, the mosquito - borne dengue virus, and the ticks that carry Lyme disease - causing bacteria.

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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.

Scientists who have been collecting spiders, mites, ticks, bugs, bees, wasps, ants, moths and springtails in the northeast of Greenland report that the arthropod population is starting to respond to the changing seasons.