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with a mark --Apple-Mail=_F7A9943D-1C13-4928-9C25-1E305AD8A16B Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Krista (and all), Thanks! I heard from Andrew Hebda and he confirmed your ID. I've just = found a couple of more on my dogs this morning and they look the same. = The one that I found on my head was probably the same as well, but quite = small (a nymph sized tick). =20 Until about 3 days ago, I was thinking maybe we would be lucky and this = wasn't going to be a bad year as the dogs and I have been out and about = all over the property daily without seemingly picking up ticks. Now, = over the past 3 days, they are suddenly making an appearance. = Ironically, earlier this week, I was in the middle of writing an email = to my mother (who lives in Ontario), telling her that the ticks didn't = seem to be bad this year, when I felt the familiar crawling of a tick on = the top of my head. Guess I jumped the gun on thinking this might be a = good year. Looks like it might actually be bad after all! Bev Wigney Round Hill, NS On 2015-05-12, at 6:52 AM, K MacDonald <krissymacd@hotmail.com> wrote: >=20 > Hi Bev, >=20 > This looks like an American Dog Tick to me--dormacentor variabilis. I = think, as kids, we might`ve called them wood ticks too. I`ve had a = couple of these on my spaniel already this season, but so far, none of = the dreaded black-legged variety. I have family in Yarmouth County and = amongst them, two Labs are positive for Lyme. One was vaccinated = according to schedule; they`ve been told the vax is only 95% effective. >=20 > Southwest Nova seems to be a hotbed of Lyme-carrying deer ticks. In = one particular area, just outside of the town of Yarmouth, there is a = large white-tail deer population--very visible, of course, because this = is a residential area. The local vet`s office that has noticed that the = 2-3 dogs they diagnose with Lyme per week often come from homes within = the deer=3Dpopulated area. >=20 > About your question of where to send ticks--you`re right AH would be = the best possible person to respond here. I do know that last year, my = vet (in Kentville) was collecting any confirmed black-leggeds and = sending them off to a researcher at Dalhousie. I have no idea if that = study is complete or not. >=20 > I hope some of that helps! >=20 > Krista > (North Mountain) --Apple-Mail=_F7A9943D-1C13-4928-9C25-1E305AD8A16B Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 <html><head><meta http-equiv=3D"Content-Type" content=3D"text/html = charset=3Diso-8859-1"><base href=3D"x-msg://123/"></head><body = style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; = -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">Krista (and = all),<div><br></div><div>Thanks! I heard from Andrew Hebda and he = confirmed your ID. I've just found a couple of more on my dogs = this morning and they look the same. The one that I found on my = head was probably the same as well, but quite small (a nymph sized = tick). </div><div><br></div><div>Until about 3 days ago, I was = thinking maybe we would be lucky and this wasn't going to be a bad year = as the dogs and I have been out and about all over the property daily = without seemingly picking up ticks. Now, over the past 3 days, = they are suddenly making an appearance. Ironically, earlier this = week, I was in the middle of writing an email to my mother (who lives in = Ontario), telling her that the ticks didn't seem to be bad this year, = when I felt the familiar crawling of a tick on the top of my head. = Guess I jumped the gun on thinking this might be a good year. = Looks like it might actually be bad after = all!</div><div><br></div><div>Bev Wigney</div><div>Round Hill, = NS</div><div><br><div><div>On 2015-05-12, at 6:52 AM, K MacDonald <<a = href=3D"mailto:krissymacd@hotmail.com">krissymacd@hotmail.com</a>> = wrote:</div><br class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote = type=3D"cite"><div class=3D"hmmessage" style=3D"font-size: 12pt; = font-family: Calibri; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; = font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; = orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: = none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; = -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; "><div = dir=3D"ltr"><br>Hi Bev,<br><br>This looks like an American Dog Tick to = me--<i>dormacentor variabilis</i>. I think, as kids, we might`ve = called them wood ticks too. I`ve had a couple of these on my = spaniel already this season, but so far, none of the dreaded = black-legged variety. I have family in Yarmouth County and amongst = them, two Labs are positive for Lyme. One was vaccinated according = to schedule; they`ve been told the vax is only 95% = effective.<br><br>Southwest Nova seems to be a hotbed of Lyme-carrying = deer ticks. In one particular area, just outside of the town of = Yarmouth, there is a large white-tail deer population--very visible, of = course, because this is a residential area. The local vet`s office = that has noticed that the 2-3 dogs they diagnose with Lyme per week = often come from homes within the deer=3Dpopulated area.<br><br>About = your question of where to send ticks--you`re right AH would be the best = possible person to respond here. I do know that last year, my vet = (in Kentville) was collecting any confirmed black-leggeds and sending = them off to a researcher at Dalhousie. I have no idea if that = study is complete or not.<br><br>I hope some of that = helps!<br><br>Krista<br>(North = Mountain)</div></div></blockquote></div></div></body></html>= --Apple-Mail=_F7A9943D-1C13-4928-9C25-1E305AD8A16B--
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