October 2021

• Asian longhorned tick confirmed in Pickens County

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  October 21, 2021

  Last month, a dangerous and invasive pest, the Asian longhorned tick (Haemaphysalis longicornis), was positively identified in North Georgia. First discovered on a sheep in New Jersey in 2017, the Asian longhorned tick has now spread to 17 states in only four years. Now that it is in Georgia, UGA Extension encourages livestock producers and the…

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