I wonder how effective these guys would be against ticks...
#lyme #lymedisease #tick #ticks #lonestartick #ehrlichiosis #tularemia #alphagal #alpha-galsyndrome #tickborne #ixodes #borrelia

https://youtube.com/shorts/0UL4uj6Tdsw?si=IKr6ZeyNo_Kk2xMl

“Researchers have linked the death of a 47-year-old man in New Jersey to alpha-gal syndrome, which usually starts with a bite from a lone star tick. The man died four hours after eating a hamburger. NBC News’ Anne Thompson.” #ISOGG #epigenetics #AlphaGal #tick #allergy #AlphaGalSyndrome #meatallergy #lonestartick #geneadons

https://youtu.be/Tp96QZfzNlU?si=XZo3sUhpU8hrGtZh

New Jersey man is first known death from meat allergy triggered by tick bites

In the summer of 2024, a previously healthy 47-year-old father collapsed and died in the bathroom of his…
#NewsBeep #News #Headlines #allergy #Casestudy #foodallergy #lonestartick #lonestarticks #Platts-Mills #redmeat #ThomasPlatts-Mills #Ticks #UnitedStates #UniversityofVirginia #Us #USA
https://www.newsbeep.com/250358/

By now we all know that reducing meat consumption is good for the planet. Well maybe nature has just found a way to accelerate the trend. They're called lone star ticks and they're having an " explosive increase" in population in the US.

"The ticks are known to be unusually aggressive and can provoke an allergy in bitten people whereby they cannot eat red meat without enduring a severe reaction, such as breaking out in hives and even the risk of heart attacks. The condition, known as alpha-gal syndrome, has proliferated from just a few dozen known cases in 2009 to as many as 450,000 now."

Instant veganism.

Low numbers have been found in Europe and Australia, but it's mainly a North American problem.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jun/29/lone-star-ticks-increase-climate-crisis

#Meat #LoneStarTick

Updated checklist of tick species currently known to occur in Delaware

Report on a total of 15 established hard tick species (Ixodidae), as well as additional Ixodidae and 2 soft tick species (Argasidae) that are not yet confirmed as established.

Report summarizes the phenology of each species and its known distribution in Delaware and public health importance, with a table of known tick-host associations for Delaware.

#ticks #lyme #lonestartick #deertick #delaware
https://academic.oup.com/jme/advance-article/doi/10.1093/jme/tjaf029/8108234

https://academic.oup.com/jme/advance-article/doi/10.1093/jme/tjaf029/8108234

Found this little guy yesterday (Kent County):

Lone Star Tick (Amblyomma americanum).

The key identifying feature is the distinct white or silvery dot in the center of its back, which is characteristic of the adult female of this species.

Key Facts About the Lone Star Tick:

•Habitat: Common in the southeastern and eastern U.S., but its range is expanding north and west.
•Bites: Aggressively bites humans, pets, and wildlife.
•Diseases associated:
•Ehrlichiosis
•Tularemia
•STARI (Southern Tick-Associated Rash Illness)
•Alpha-gal syndrome–red meat allergy may develop after bites!
#lonestartick #delaware

PERFECT IRONY IS A MYT~~

So you know how Texans brand every goddamn thing from McDonald's to Budweiser bottles with their State Brand. It's so fucking obnoxious. Also they're all about beef consumption.

Well.. I just learned of this aggressive tick - The Lone Star Tick. It moves fast to get on animals, and it's bite can make the victim allergic to (are you ready for this) eating red meat. Fucking hell 💀

#LoneStarTick #FuckTexas

https://web.uri.edu/tickencounter/species/lone-star-tick/

Don't get bit by one of these suckers
(unless you want to be forced to become Vegan!)

@NPR #LoneStarTick #Tick #Lyme #Babesiosis #Allergy #RedMeat #Meat #Vegan #Vegetarian
https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2023/04/02/1166431106/ticks-ick-the-latest-science-on-the-red-meat-allergy-caused-by-some-tick-bites