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Lone Star tick |
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lone star tick see amblyommaamericanum. Lone Star tick Amblyomma americanum A 3-host–wild animal, domestic animal, hard tick native to southern US, Central and South America, which is a vector of RMSF and occasionally Lyme disease. See Lyme disease, Rocky Mountain
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| is the Lone Star tick, a species common from the southern United States to South America that is a vector of Rocky Mountain spotted fever. A field project was conducted at a wildlife management area to carefully document lone star tick (LST) clustering in relation to shade and soil moisture. Accordingly, precision-targeting of insecticides for lone star tick control would be most effective if accomplished during this time of greatest activity. |
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