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white tailed deer

white tailed deer

White-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) are a primary host of adult blacklegged ticks (Ixodes scapularis), which carry and transmit Lyme disease. Research suggests that reducing deer populations can reduce tick populations accordingly. (Photo credit: Rebekah D. Wallace, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org)

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