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Ticks that survive pesticides can withstand colder winters

Ticks that survive less-than-lethal doses of pesticide are able to withstand dangerous cold, which could help them spread tick-borne diseases farther north, a UC study has found. Biologists with the University of Cincinnati and the U.S. Department of Agriculture examined the effects of pesticide on...

Ticks that survive pesticides can withstand colder winters
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Ticks that survive less-than-lethal doses of pesticide are able to withstand dangerous cold, which could help them spread tick-borne diseases farther north, a UC study has found. Biologists with the University of Cincinnati and the U.S. Department of Agriculture examined the effects of pesticide on two common species of dog ticks.

Originally published at Phys.org

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