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As spring arrives, tick season will soon be here, and soon may last longer
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With spring comes glorious sunshine, warmer weather - and ticks. Ticks and some insect pests can carry bacteria, viruses and parasites that may cause disease in humans. One in particular, the blacklegged deer tick (Ixodes scapularis), is well-known for its ability to transmit the Lyme disease-causing bacterium, Borrelia burgdorferi . [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]