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• by Lennoxville

  Did you see the facebook page about Pig Island (Isle des Cochons) and what seems to be a huge die-off of these guys?

  Posted August 16, 2018 2:34 AM

• by yshish moderator, translator

  According to this article, the cause is unknown and their number decrease is a mystery to the scientists. It can be caused by climate change but no one seems to know.

  Posted August 16, 2018 10:27 AM

• by Edyflwr

  I didn't realize Lyme disease had spread to other countries. I thought it was a particular species of tick that carries the bacteria.

  Posted August 16, 2018 6:37 PM

• by AvastMH moderator

  Sounds like there are a lot of possibilities for the reduction in numbers on that island 😦 Lyme's disease was first identified in

  Posted August 17, 2018 4:01 PM

• by AvastMH moderator

  Old Lyme, Conneticut in the 1970's. It's now found all over Europe. Perhaps an infected person/animal/tick arrived on Pig Island 😃

  Posted August 17, 2018 4:01 PM

• by Edyflwr

  Lyme disease is endemic where I live and the tick that carries it is very tiny. The tick population is increasing, too.

  Posted August 17, 2018 6:35 PM

• by AvastMH moderator

  That's something that I didn't realise @Edyflwr - the ticks are very small. You would not necessarily know that you were being bitten 😦

  Posted August 18, 2018 10:02 PM

• by gardenmaeve moderator

  Adults & nymphs (the tiny ones you both mentioned) transmit diseases incl. Lyme, Babesiosis, & Anaplasmosis. Nymphs are more likely to transmit disease since they are not noticed.

  Posted August 18, 2018 10:40 PM

• by AvastMH moderator

  Thanks @gardenmaeve . I didn't realise that they were dangerous at all stages 😦 Thanks again! 😃

  Posted August 19, 2018 11:04 AM