New tick species makes its way to North Carolina
RALEIGH, NC (WTVD) — A new tick species has made its way into North Carolina.
A tick that was attached to an opossum in Polk County was identified by the U.S. Department of Agriculture as a Longhorned tick.
Longhorned ticks are exotic East Asian ticks that were first identified in New Jersey in 2017.
The Longhorned tick is known to be a dangerous pest of livestock.
North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services described the tick as an aggressive biter that frequently builds “intense infestations on the animal, causing great stress, reduced growth and production, and blood loss.”
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