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Will eliminating deer help stop the spread of infected ticks?
Adult blacklegged ticks (Ixodes scapularis) which can transmit the Lyme disease bacteria Borrelia burgdorferi, along with a multitude of other pathogens, prefer to feed on white-tailed deer. The white-footed mouse is the primary reservoir host. As more and more tick-borne diseases emerge, the urgency for finding effective tick management strategies is greater than ever before. Blacklegged ticks are now known to transmit other infectious agents which cause Anaplasmosis, Babesia, Borrelia miyamotoi, and Powassan virus.
