Deer are not the primary vector for ticks; they are outnumbered by a factor of 10-100 by white-footed mice and other small mammals. Those animals make the tick'

Deer are not the primary vector for ticks; they are outnumbered by a factor of 10-100 by white-footed mice and other small mammals. Those animals make the tick's lifecycle, well, tick. This is obviously a simplification; for more details, read in full Richard Ostfeld's "Lyme Disease: The Ecology of a Complex System." The loss of predators is undoubtedly connected, but it seems unlikely mainstream America will want foxes and wolves in their woods again. https://aspenn.com/lyme-disease-ecology-complex-system-richard-ostfeld/ https://aspenn.com/lyme-disease-ecology-complex-system-richa...