Unusually aggressive lone star ticks, common in the south-east, are spreading to areas previously too cold for them

Unusually aggressive lone star ticks, common in the south-east, are spreading to areas previously too cold for them

  • CoffeeJunkie@lemmy.cafeEnglish
    71·
    15 hours ago

    Oh buddy, you should have killed it. ☹️ Stomped it out. Not only is there the meat allergy thing, but idk, they can probably still carry Lyme Disease & that’s a real bitch.

    • moakley@lemmy.worldEnglish
      4·
      3 hours ago

      Do you have experience with ticks? You can’t stomp them. They’re too small and flat with hard shells and don’t squish. They have to be cut in half, burned, or drowned. Some people can kill them with their fingernails, but mine are too short.

      I found two of them on my body later that night and killed them with tweezers. Or fire, I don’t remember which.

      Also, deer ticks carry Lyme disease, not lone star ticks.