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Closeup of a mosquito perched on a green leaf. The mosquito is mostly golden brown in color, with darker stripes on its abdomen and dark green eyes.
blacklegged tick

Why the Variety of Tick Hosts in Your Back Yard Might Be a Good Thing

A new study in Connecticut finds that residential habitats harbor a greater diversity of animal hosts for blacklegged ticks, many of which don't transmit the Lyme disease pathogen Borrelia burgdorferi to ticks as well as white-footed mice do, thereby leading to lower levels of the pathogen's presence in residential areas compared to woodland habitats.