Invasive longhorned tick could spread disease across the U.S.

The Asian longhorned tick used to be a species only found in China, Japan, Korea, and southeastern Russia - plus parts of Australia, New Zealand, and the Pacific Islands. But last year, an established population was found in New Jersey, and since then there have been detections in eight other states. Because the tick is parthenogenetic - which means the females can reproduce without needing male DNA - it is possible that it will soon occupy a large part of the Pacific Northwest, as well as the...

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