If you don't want to read the article, the concern is some cows in Ohio essentially bled to death because thousands of these ticks sucked so much of their blood
That's crazy. Afaik most North American ticks can't really penetrate the thick skin of bovine. Even if there's effective antiparasitics for these idk how you would go about eliminating them from your property.
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protist@mander.xyz · 15 pts · 2y
If you don't want to read the article, the concern is some cows in Ohio essentially bled to death because thousands of these ticks sucked so much of their blood
Fermion@feddit.nl · 3 pts · 2y
That's crazy. Afaik most North American ticks can't really penetrate the thick skin of bovine. Even if there's effective antiparasitics for these idk how you would go about eliminating them from your property.
NOT_RICK@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 2y
Do we need Ohio? Better shoot it into the sun just to be safe
protist@mander.xyz · 2 pts · 2y
While I don't necessarily disagree, it unfortunately seems they've already been found in 19 states
penguin_knight@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 2y
there's still 33 more states. not a bad loss?
Texas_Hangover@lemm.ee · 2 pts · 2y
Did we get 2 more states? How long have I been asleep?
ReallyActuallyFrankenstein@lemmynsfw.com · 3 pts · 2y
Well that's terrifying.