Rutgers: Bat Tick Found for the First Time in New Jersey
September 09, 2020
September 09, 2020
NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, Sept. 9 (TNSJou) -- Rutgers University issued the following news:
A tick species associated with bats has been reported for the first time in New Jersey and could pose health risks to people, pets and livestock, according to a Rutgers-led study in the Journal of Medical Entomology.
This species (Carios kelleyi) is a "soft" tick. Deer ticks, which carry Lyme disease, are an example of "hard" ticks.
"All tic . . .
A tick species associated with bats has been reported for the first time in New Jersey and could pose health risks to people, pets and livestock, according to a Rutgers-led study in the Journal of Medical Entomology.
This species (Carios kelleyi) is a "soft" tick. Deer ticks, which carry Lyme disease, are an example of "hard" ticks.
"All tic . . .