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Sat, 03 May 2025 18:09:03 -0700
marlon from private IP, post #13018906
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ticks
hate 'em. they're in my bed, on my bath robe, afraid i'll get Lyme's disease
Wed, 21 May 2025 17:04:45 -0700
marlon from private IP
Reply #12568443
went jogging, but fatigue made me say forget it. my calves are so tired.
https://www.mlive.com/news/2025/05/lyme-disease-cases-in-michigan-surge-168-prompting-warning.html
https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/lyme-disease/symptoms-causes/syc-20374651
Wed, 21 May 2025 19:11:37 -0700
whiteguyinchina from private IP
Reply #11049203
Ticks are gross I thought I had Lyme disease a while back but was just tired from chayna work
Why do u live like that it's not necessary
Wed, 21 May 2025 20:52:13 -0700
marlon from private IP
Reply #15795988
live in the woods like me, ticks get crazy.
ain't all bad, i shit off the cliff, no neighbors
Thu, 22 May 2025 19:43:22 -0700
marlon from private IP
Reply #19186435
a tick in my water cup. yuck. crunched it up in my teeth before i realized
Wed, 11 Jun 2025 18:41:17 -0700
marlon from private IP
Reply #13933039
https://www.mlive.com/news/2025/06/not-your-average-creepy-crawly-parasite-winter-ticks-kill-michigans-moose.html
Not your average ‘creepy-crawly:’ Winter ticks kill Michigan’s moose
Updated: Jun. 11, 2025, 12:33 p.m.|Published: Jun. 11, 2025, 11:54 a.m.
Winter ticks impact Michigan's moose herd
A GPS-collared bull moose shows 25-30% hair loss in this photo. The hair loss is a visible sign of winter tick infestation, which can impact moose health and
survival. TheMichigan DNR
By Justine Lofton | jlofton@mlive.com
This tiny parasite can cause moose deaths.
Michigan’s most in-depth study to date into why the moose population in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula is stagnant is looking at several factors that could be
impacting mortality, including winter ticks, according to the Michigan Department of Natural Resources, which provided an update today.
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“Disclaimer: We’re diving into the creepy-crawly world of ticks,” the DNR said on Facebook. “Side effects may include phantom itching, involuntary
shudders, and saying ‘ew’ out loud. You’ve been warned.”
The post was in response to questions about the impact of winter ticks on the moose population after officials provided an update on the study in May. That
report included the births of nine calves and the deaths of two.
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The study began in February when 20 moose were fitted with GPS collars.
Winter ticks are “not your average tick,” and “may be one of several potential factors impacting health and survival of Michigan’s moose herd,” the
DNR said.
The small parasite can cause big problems for moose, sometimes leading to their deaths.
In March, researchers flew thermal sensing drones and captured aerial images of collared moose. They were looking for signs of winter tick infestation. Some of
the moose photographed had lost 25-30% of their coats due to intensely grooming themselves due to the itching triggered by the tick infestations.
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“Though they do their best to detach the ticks, once attached, they are hard to shake off,” the DNR said.
Winter ticks impact Michigan's moose herd
A Michigan moose photographed in 2021 shows significant hair loss and a heavy load of winter ticks. Winter tick infestation can impact moose health and
survival.Michigan DNR
While these ticks don’t carry disease, blood loss, irritation and fur loss can be fatal to moose, which depend on thick coats to survive the U.P.’s cold
winters. Calves are especially vulnerable to the cold.
“Without their insulating coat, they can freeze to death,” the DNR said.
Moose can be infested with 100,000 winter ticks in a single season, according to Cornell University.
These ticks stay with their host for their entire life cycle. In the fall, larvae climb onto vegetation and wait for a host to walk by, the DNR said. Large and
active, moose are easy targets.
Researchers are using a variety of tools, including GPS collars, drone imagery, and field observations, to learn more about moose movement, habitat use,
survival rates, and stressors like parasites.
In February, 20 moose were captured, sedated and fitted with tracking collars; the study will eventually have 60 collared moose. Ten of the moose included in
the study so far are cows (adult females). The other 10 are adult males, or bulls, and calves.
RELATED: 60 Michigan moose will be sedated, fitted with tracking collars for new study
While the big animals with their paddle-like antlers once roamed across Michigan, by the early 1900s their numbers had grown sparse and were limited to the U.P.
An attempt to reintroduce them in the 1930s went nowhere, according to the DNR. It took the famous “Moose Lift” of the 1980s for any real population to take
hold. This involved fitting 59 of these big animals into carrying slings and airlifting them by helicopter, then transporting them by truck from the Algonquin
Provincial Park in Ontario, Canada, to the U.P.‘s Marquette County.
The goal was to have a 1,000-strong moose population in that area by 2000. But the latest numbers show just over 400 of the animals - not even half of what DNR
researchers thought we’d have by now.
Answering the questions behind this sluggish moose population gives a broader insight into the health of the U.P. wildlife system. Moose - actually the largest
of our native deer species - have a complex role to play, the DNR said. Chief among those is what they eat: Aspen, birch and balsam fir.
“Both the presence and absence of moose can affect forest growth, creating cascading effects throughout the habitat, impacting deer, birds, insects and plant
life,” said Tyler Petroelje, Northern Michigan wildlife research specialist for the DNR. “As a keystone species, moose have a disproportionate impact on
their environment compared to most other species.”
The new study is led by the DNR, the Keweenaw Bay Indian Community and researchers at Northern Michigan University.
To learn more about Michigan’s mainland moose population, check the DNR’s website here.
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