Rare tick inexplicably turns up in Arkansas
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – A hardy species of tick that survived a New Jersey winter has inexplicably arrived in Arkansas, and entomologists are trying to figure out how. The Longhorned tick is native to eastern Asia, but was discovered in New Jersey last August and again this spring. Others were later found in Virginia and West Virginia, but no one can explain how one showed up on an Arkansas dog. Oklahoma State University researchers confirmed the discovery last week and […]