New Yorkers Brace for Self-cloning Asian Longhorned Tick
Staten Island residents have another reason to apply insect repellent and obsessively check for ticks this spring and summer: the population of a new, potentially dangerous invasive pest known as the Asian longhorned tick has grown dramatically across the borough, according to Columbia University researchers. And the tick—which unlike other local species can clone itself in large numbers—is likely to continue its conquest in the months ahead.
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Editor's note:
In this article, we talk about our study appearing in the April issue of the journal Emerging Infectious Diseases, which provided the most exhaustive local census of the new species to date—and suggest the Staten Island infestation is far more advanced than previously known.
March 28, 2019