[mou] bird ticks

[patrick.beauzay@ndsu.edu]

Hello all,

I tried to post this message yesterday with a PDF attachment, but I did
not know that there is a 10 Kb size limit.  Anyone interested in these
articles can contact me and I will send them to you personally.

The message below appeared today on an entomology listserver.  Good
discussion on bird ticks and "tick paralysis".  Some of the images are a
bit
repulsive, but nature isn't always pretty.  Anyhow, I've attached a PDF
file that deals with dispersal of Lyme-disease carrying ticks by migratory
birds in Canada.  Birds are important in carrying ticks and other
parasites and the diseases they vector to new geographical locations.  A
similar study conducted in MN, WI, and MI was published in 1996 in the
Journal of Medical Entomology, but I was unable to download the article. 
I can scan it and send it as a PDF to anyone interested.

Good Birding,

Pat

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>There does indeed seem to be an epidemic of Bird Ticks this winter in the
Carolina Piedmont, and it's right on schedule.
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>For some super-close-up photos and intriguing information about these
pesky ectoparasites, please visit the 15-21 January 2006 installment of
"This Week at Hilton Pond," keeping in mind that some images from nature
can be a little disturbing. The photo essay is at
>http://www.hiltonpond.org/ThisWeek060115.html
>
>As always we include a list of birds banded during the period,
>including a partially albino American Goldfinch whose mug shot we took.
These are also suggestions for how to deal with a tick-infested bird.
>
>Happy Nature Watching!
>
>BILL
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Patrick Beauzay
Department of Entomology
217 Hultz Hall, Bolley Drive
North Dakota State University
Fargo, ND 58105
701-231-9491
Patrick.Beauzay@ndsu.nodak.edu

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