T?? s??ckin? ?isc?v??? ?? ? ???? littl? ??? in??st?? wit? ??n????s ?? ticks is ? ?ist??ssin? ??min??? ?? t?? s?????in? t??t ?nim?ls c?n ?n????. Ticks, ?l???-s?ckin? ????sit?s, c?n c??s? si?ni?ic?nt ???m t? t??i? ??sts, l???in? t? v??i??s ???lt? iss??s ?n? ?isc?m???t.

U??n ?nc??nt??in? t?? ???, t?? ?xt?nt ?? its in??st?ti?n m?st ??v? ???n ?l??min? ?n? ????l? s????nin?. T?? s???? n?m??? ?? ticks ???stin? ?n its ???? is ? t?st?m?nt t? t?? n??l?ct ?n? ???n??nm?nt t?? ??? ??? ?x???i?nc??.

R?c??nizin? t?? ????nc? ?? t?? sit??ti?n, imm??i?t? ?cti?n w?s n?c?ss???. T?? ???’s ??sc?? ?n? s??s????nt t???tm?nt ??c?m? ? t?? ??i??it? ??? c?m??ssi?n?t? in?ivi???ls w?? w??? ??t??min?? t? ?ll?vi?t? its s?????in?.

Wit? ????t c??? ?n? ?x???tis?, t?? ticks w??? c?????ll? ??m?v?? ???m t?? ???’s ????. Ev??? ?????t w?s m??? t? ?ns??? t?? ???’s s???t? ?n? minimiz? ?n? ???t??? ???m ???in? t?? ???c?ss. M??ic?l t???tm?nt, incl??in? t?? ??minist??ti?n ?? ???????i?t? m??ic?ti?ns, w?s ???vi??? t? ?????ss t?? c?ns????nc?s ?? t?? in??st?ti?n.

B???n? t?? ???sic?l t???tm?nt, t?? ??? ?ls? n????? ?m?ti?n?l s?????t ?n? ???ss???nc?. T?? t???m? it ?n????? ???m t?? in??st?ti?n ????i??? ??ti?nc?, ??ntl?n?ss, ?n? ? n??t??in? ?nvi??nm?nt t? ??l? ????il? t??st ?n? ??st??? its w?ll-??in?.

T?? ?isc?v??? ?? t?? ??? c?v???? in ??n????s ?? ticks is ? st??k ??min??? ?? t?? im???t?nc? ?? ??s??nsi?l? ??t ?wn??s?i? ?n? t?? n??? ??? ?????? ???v?nt?tiv? m??s???s ???inst ????sit?s. R???l?? tick c??cks, ???????i?t? m??ic?ti?ns, ?n? ?cc?ss t? v?t??in??? c??? ??? ?ss?nti?l t? ???t?ct ??? ????? c?m??ni?ns ???m s?c? in??st?ti?ns.

T?is st??? s??v?s ?s ? c?ll t? ?cti?n, ???in? ?s t? ?? vi?il?nt in ??? c?mm?niti?s, ?????t c?s?s ?? n??l?ct ?? ???s?, ?n? ???vi?? s?????t t? ?nim?ls in n???. T?????? ???c?ti?n ?n? ?w???n?ss, w? c?n w??k t?w???s ???v?ntin? s?c? c?s?s ?n? ???m?tin? ??s??nsi?l? ??t ?wn??s?i?.

M?? t?? st??? ?? t?is ???? littl? ??? in??st?? wit? ticks ins?i?? ?s t? ??v?c?t? ??? t?? w?l???? ?? ?ll ?nim?ls. L?t ?s st?iv? t? c???t? ? w??l? w???? n? ?nim?l s?????s ???m n??l?ct ?? mist???tm?nt, ?n? w???? c?m??ssi?n ?n? ?m??t?? ??i?? ??? ?cti?ns t?w???s t??m.