There is concern at CAES with invasive species such as Asian longhorned ticks, which were noticed in Connecticut in 2018.

The eggs incubate and hatch into larvae in late summer. Larvae attach to small rodents to feed. An engorged deer tick larva ...

Early melting of Minnesota’s already limited snow cover this winter coupled with recent warm temperatures have allowed blacklegged ticks, often called the “deer ... a small number of RMSF ...