Prescribed fire could reduce tick populations and pathogen transmission

Prescribed fire -- a tool increasingly used by forest managers and landowners to combat invasive species, improve wildlife habitat and restore ecosystem health -- also could play a role in reducing the abundance of ticks and the transmission of disease pathogens they carry, according to a team of scientists.

from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/gjGyQuK

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