Invasive tick species poses new health risks

Every morning, Godar's Malai opens dozens of envelopes containing ticks mailed by bite victims. Malai is an entomologist on the lookout for Longhorn ticks, an invasive species that unlike other ticks, can reproduce itself through cloning. The tick is present in at least 21 states and is rapidly spreading across the eastern US.>> Here is a female longhorn tick. As you can see, the body is reddish brown. >> Scientists demolize lab at the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station have identified an emerging ...