The modern conservative is engaged in one of man's oldest exercises in moral philosophy; that is, the search for a superior moral justification for selfishness. John Kenneth Galbraith
That is b/c rodents like feed below them to eat their seeds. When you have a dense rodent pop. you have ticks that carry LD. Ticks that live on deer generally are not the ticks carrying LD. When you have lots of deer, and fewer rodents, you have healthier tick population.
"While Foreign Terrorists were plotting to murder and maim using homemade bombs in Boston, Democrap officials in Washington DC, Albany and here were busy watching ME and other law abiding American Citizens who are gun owners and taxpayers, in an effort to blame the nation's lack of security on US so that they could have a political scapegoat."
Ixodes dammini is responsible for most of the cases of Lyme disease in the northeastern United States. These ticks are found in grassy areas (including lawns), and in brushy, shrubby and woodland sites, even on warm winter days. They prefer areas where some moisture is present. The tick has three life stages: larva, nymph and adult. Each stage takes a single blood meal. They feed on a variety of warm blooded animals including man, dogs, cats, horses and cows. The bite is painless so most victims do not know they have been bitten. The nymphal stage appears to be responsible for most Lyme disease cases. Both the larval stage (about the size of a grain of sand) and nymphal stage (about the size of a poppy seed) attach to a variety of small mammals, but prefer the white-footed mouse, the main reservoir of the Lyme disease bacteria. The adult ticks (about the size of a sesame seed) prefer to feed on white-tailed deer. The entire life cycle requires three separate hosts and takes about two years to complete.
Larval and nymphal deer ticks also attach to birds. Indeed, birds may be a primary means by which the ticks (some infected) are spread from one area to another. Some species of birds also function as a reservoir of infection.
The modern conservative is engaged in one of man's oldest exercises in moral philosophy; that is, the search for a superior moral justification for selfishness. John Kenneth Galbraith
As I said again, when your land is filled with rodents, they are far more likely to carry LD. Call the Union College Biology department, there is a professor there- Kathleen LoGuidice
- Biology Faculty Directory
* Barbara Danowski, Chairman * Barbara Boyer * John Boyer * Quynh Chu-LaGraff * Jeffrey Corbin * Brian Cohen * Barbara Danowski * Leo Fleishman * J. Stephen Horton * Scott Kirkton * Rob Lauzon * Kathleen LoGiudice * Robert Olberg * Barbara Pytel * Steve Rice * Nicole Theodosiou * Paul Willing
Emeriti
* George Butterstein * Carl J. George * George Smith * Twitty J. Styles * Peter Tobiessen
Contact Us
Department of Biology Union College Schenectady, NY 12308 Phone (51 388-6241 Fax (51 388-6429
She actually tested ticks from my land, in her studies. She is an expert on the ticks in the Pine Bush. I happen to know a bit about this from my dealings with her It is not as simple as Wiki or other dictionary sources. Suffice to say, when your deer move out, your ticks then enjoy rodents blood. Becoming far more likely to carry LD. Call her for data. Honeysuckle provides seed that drop to the ground and provide a feast for rodents. There is the correlation. Obviously th Honeysuckle doesn't carry LD.
"While Foreign Terrorists were plotting to murder and maim using homemade bombs in Boston, Democrap officials in Washington DC, Albany and here were busy watching ME and other law abiding American Citizens who are gun owners and taxpayers, in an effort to blame the nation's lack of security on US so that they could have a political scapegoat."
We agree, the deer carry the ticks, and use the thick cover of honeysuckle. Mice also in the honeysuckle contract the ticks which often transmit the ticks to dogs or humans. I knew that both deer and rodents transported the tick but didn't know that birds had any part in the process.
The modern conservative is engaged in one of man's oldest exercises in moral philosophy; that is, the search for a superior moral justification for selfishness. John Kenneth Galbraith
Logged
388-6241 Fax (51
