Found this item while searching for an answer..... Seems we in the =
northeast are having a very bad year in terms of ticks. Ann
Expert Warns That Tick Population Is Very High =20
07-05-2006 2:48 PM
(Kingston, RI) -- An expert is warning that early results from a =
statewide survey indicate the tick population is ahead of last year's =
record numbers. University of Rhode Island researcher Thomas Mather says =
the warm winter coupled with a wet spring and early summer have caused =
the increase in the insects which can cause Lyme disease. Last year tick =
numbers were 109 percent higher than the average for the previous 13 =
years. Mather cautions that if current weather patterns persist, high =
numbers of ticks are expected later into the summer than usual. People =
are urged to take personal protective measures and implement tick =
control strategies in their yards to reduce the chances of contracting =
Lyme disease.
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----- Original Message -----=20
From: Wayne Tyson=20
To: eann ; [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Saturday, July 08, 2006 1:09 PM
Subject: Re: Tick talk
More dogs?
WT
At 06:04 AM 7/8/2006, eann wrote:
To be sure, there are deer ticks here in abundance (always have =
been) but
they're not often picked up since they're more active in late fall =
than
spring and summer. Fortunately, according to the NH State Dept of =
Health &
Human Services, Lyme is carried in a very small fraction of the deer =
tick
population in central NH.
The population of dog ticks, on the other hand, is totally out of =
control.
I grew up in southern NH and *never* saw a dog tick until about 5 =
years ago.
Now, every time I come in from being outside, I pick 4 to 10 dog =
ticks off
me. It's creepy!
So what's the dynamic that's changed since the 1970's and 80's?
Increasingly warmer winters, wetter summers?
Ann
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E. Ann Poole, MSc, Ecologist & Environmental Planner
PO Box 890, 741 Beard Rd
Hillsborough, NH 03244
(603)478-1178 [EMAIL PROTECTED] eannpoole.com
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----- Original Message -----=20
From: "Judith Weis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "eann" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Friday, July 07, 2006 10:48 PM
Subject: Re: Tick talk
> you should feel lucky you don't have deer ticks (Lyme disease) or =
lone
> star ticks (Rocky Mtn spotted fever I think).
>
----- Original Message -----=20
From: "David Bryant" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "eann" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Friday, July 07, 2006 10:22 PM
Subject: Re: Tick talk
> > On Jul 7, 2006, at 8:53 PM, eann wrote:
> > Man, they
> > suck.
> >
> > Ann
>
> Ann,
>
> Good pun! But more serious of course is the deer tick (lyme
> disease). My field class of 16 has found a dozen in the last =
week.
>
> Remember the Adirondacks when all you had to worry about were a =
few
> little black flies!
