Mowing has been recommended for managing ticks where people tread, but a new study suggests that a single mow of park trails in early summer isn’t enough to reduce prevalence of blacklegged and American dog ticks. Shown here is a blacklegged tick (Ixodes scapularis). (Photo by Steve Waller via iNaturalist, CC BY-NC 4.0)
blacklegged tick (Ixodes scapularis)
Mowing has been recommended for managing ticks where people tread, but a new study suggests that a single mow of park trails in early summer isn’t enough to reduce prevalence of blacklegged and American dog ticks. Shown here is a blacklegged tick (Ixodes scapularis). (Photo by Steve Waller via iNaturalist, CC BY-NC 4.0)
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