[cmrdporcupine]

I don't understand why we're not vaccinating deer populations, even if we're not vaccinating humans out of safety concerns, etc.

That and deer populations need to be significantly culled (along with rodents, the other part of the Lyme / deer tick population cycle).

In any case, lack of long consistent extended cold spells in the winter to set back their breeding population is the reason they've moving further north. Which is tied directly to climate change.

[chairmansteve]

Rodent populations are notoriously hard to control. But it seems that a deer cull would be easy. I am surprisec that they are not done.

[giardini]

cmrdporcupine says "I don't understand why we're not vaccinating deer populations, even if we're not vaccinating humans out of safety concerns, etc.

That and deer populations need to be significantly culled (along with rodents, the other part of the Lyme / deer tick population cycle)."

Yep, we should extend the deer hunting seasons so we can vaccinate 'em with lead (I'll leave the rat hunting to others).

[bethekidyouwant]

I believe mice are the main host of tick populations

[cmrdporcupine]

The black legged tick has a complicated lifecycle which includes both rodents and deer (or other large mammals I believe)

[nik282000]

Clearly we should be banning all rodent/deer contact until the tick population is under control.