An Invasive Tick That Can Clone Itself Is Spreading Across the U.S., Threatening Livestock
An Invasive Tick That Can Clone Itself Is Spreading Across the U.S., Threatening Livestock
Researchers documented three cows in Ohio killed by Asian longhorned ticks, which can lay up to 2,000 eggs without needing to mate
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36 0 ReplyMarjorie Taylor Greene hears about an Asian tick invasion and says this justifies why TikTok should be banned.
34 0 ReplyI mean it should be banned
11 0 ReplyWhy is it any worse than any other commercial social media company? Unless you mean they should all be banned.
5 0 ReplyHow would you ban it?
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Ya she wants to make sure she's the biggest parasite in America
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you cannot spray your way out of an infestation
OK, so what other options are there?
16 0 ReplyBreed opossums and unleash them upon the local area
15 0 ReplyThen we'll have to breed a predator to care of the opossum problem ....
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What about flamethrowers?
6 0 ReplyWelcome and praise our new tick overlords with a blood offering.
4 0 ReplyMost likely, find their natural predators and diseases to control the ticks.
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