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Tick IPM & New Approaches to Fly Thresholds on Cattle
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This webinar will explore two timely livestock IPM topics: managing ticks on cattle and rethinking traditional fly thresholds. With changing tick pressures and new insights into cattle behavior and pest impacts, this session offers updated, practical guidance to help producers make more effective, evidence-based management decisions. The webinar will be presented by Dr. Cassandra Olds.…
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Managing Ticks on Horses
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Ticks are a major concern for horse owners and managers due to their role in transmitting diseases and causing irritation and blood loss. This webinar will discuss the most common tick species affecting horses, their seasonal activity, and habitats. Participants will learn how to reduce tick exposure through habitat management, host protection, and other integrated…
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Ticks, Ticks, Ticks!
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Join Joellen Lampman, IPM Support Specialist, for an informative presentation covering the following topics at the Altamont Fair: Species of ticks in New York State Tick-borne diseases The Longhorned tick which poses a threat to livestock Personal protection strategies Tick removal This event is free (with paid Fair admission) and open to the public. No…
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Keeping Yourself and Others Safe From Ticks
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As we head into a flurry of life and activity on our farms, the warmer weather and longer days of the season means increased wildlife activity and therefore the return of ticks. In New York State, ticks pose a significant threat to human health through their ability to transmit disease and parasites via bites.…
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NY Integrated Pest Management Warns: Don’t Get Ticked
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Ticks have become a “significant public health issue in New York” and the population has recently spiked. A warming climate and changes in land use can increase risk to tick exposure. Ticks are vectors of many diseases for both humans and animals, and a new species of tick, “the longhorned tick,” was spotted over the summer in Westchester…
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