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In this video, K-State Research and Extension veterinary entomologist Cassandra Olds details a pair of invasive insects that could threaten Kansas livestock herds: the Asian longhorn tick and the New World screwworm fly.
The Asian longhorn tick was recently detected in Kansas. The species reproduces without mating, allowing a single tick to establish a population.
The New Word screwworm fly has been moving steadily northward, but has not yet reached Kansas. The fly spreads easily as adult insects travel or as infested animals are relocated.
“How did they get here in the first place?” Olds asks. “Sometimes, we’re at fault, sometimes it’s just the way things are. The Asian longhorn tick probably came across on infested animals or wildlife. Sometimes our dogs go running through fields and they pick up ticks and bring them home.”
View the full video at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4XEZbMmN3DQ
Video by:
Dan Donnert, 785-532-5804, ddonnert@ksu.edu
For more information:
Cassandra Olds, colds@ksu.edu
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