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Invasive Asian longhorned tick discovered in Maine for the first time

Invasive Asian longhorned tick discovered in Maine for the first time

Officials say the invasive Asian longhorned tick has been found in Maine for the first time. The tick was found in Cumberland County. The tick was submitted through University of Maine Cooperative Extension’s passive tick surveillance program and identified by staff at the UMaine Extension Tick Lab. UMaine says this marks the first known occurrence of the species in the …

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