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I don't understand why we're not vaccinating deer populations, even if we're not vaccinating humans out of safety concerns, etc. That and deer populations need
by cmrdporcupine 4mo ago
I don't understand why we're not vaccinating deer populations, even if we're not vaccinating humans out of safety concerns, etc.
That and deer populations need to be significantly culled (along with rodents, the other part of the Lyme / deer tick population cycle).
In any case, lack of long consistent extended cold spells in the winter to set back their breeding population is the reason they've moving further north. Which is tied directly to climate change.
- bethekidyouwant 4mo agoI believe mice are the main host of tick populations
- cmrdporcupine 4mo agoThe black legged tick has a complicated lifecycle which includes both rodents and deer (or other large mammals I believe)
- nik282000 4mo agoClearly we should be banning all rodent/deer contact until the tick population is under control.
- giardini 4mo agocmrdporcupine says "I don't understand why we're not vaccinating deer populations, even if we're not vaccinating humans out of safety concerns, etc. That and deer populations need to be significantly culled (along with rodents, the other part of the Lyme / deer tick population cycle)." Yep, we should extend the deer hunting seasons so we can vaccinate 'em with lead (I'll leave the rat hunting to others).
- chairmansteve 4mo agoRodent populations are notoriously hard to control. But it seems that a deer cull would be easy. I am surprisec that they are not done.