Scientists Challenge Assumption That Tick Risk Grows With The Grass (IMAGE)

USDA Forest Service - Northern Research Station

Scientists Challenge Assumption That Tick Risk Grows With The Grass

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In a study published in the journal PLOS ONE, USDA Forest Service researchers Susannah Lerman and Vince D'Amico report on their quest to get to the bottom of a common assumption about the urban landscape: ticks such as the blacklegged tick (pictured) like long grass.

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Vince D'Amico, USDA Forest Service

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