Invasive Asian ‘Cow-Killing’ Tick Has Rapidly Crept Across America, CDC Warns
The Asian longhorned tick is rapidly gaining a foothold in the United States and “poses a serious threat to livestock” according to the USDA.
Since its discovery and proper identification in 2017, the coverage area of the tick has spread to 19 U.S. states, the USDA reported.
The deadly consequence of their expansion was shared by Ohio State University researchers in the Journal of Medical Entomology: Two cows and one large bull died from exsanguination by the ticks, meaning drained of blood to the point of death.
Each unfortunate cow likely endured tens of thousands of bites.
“Some cattle get swarmed so fast they die of exsanguination—the ticks drain the cow’s blood so fast they die.”
The nightmarish Asian longhorned tick has invaded the U.S.—and it can reproduce without mating https://t.co/ZA1l4VMZKv pic.twitter.com/HAH9Qi5rfi
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