NJ Fish & Game Site:
Learn how to avoid, and if found how to report, exotic tick.
The Asian Longhorned Tick has been found in five NJ counties (Hunterdon, Union, Middlesex, Mercer, and Bergen) and is known to occur in people and animals (deer, horses, and others). They pose a hazard to hunters and their dogs, as well as other outdoors enthusiasts. In addition to the risk of having the tick attach, human traffic, including transport of hunter-killed deer, can move the tick from one location to another.
If you find a suspected Longhorned Tick on you, your pets, horses, livestock, or harvested deer, please collect the tick for animal health officials to identify. For information on this process and general information about the tick and preventative measures, please visit the Division's web site.
https://www.njfishandwildlife.com/tickinfo.htm?utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery
Learn how to avoid, and if found how to report, exotic tick.
The Asian Longhorned Tick has been found in five NJ counties (Hunterdon, Union, Middlesex, Mercer, and Bergen) and is known to occur in people and animals (deer, horses, and others). They pose a hazard to hunters and their dogs, as well as other outdoors enthusiasts. In addition to the risk of having the tick attach, human traffic, including transport of hunter-killed deer, can move the tick from one location to another.
If you find a suspected Longhorned Tick on you, your pets, horses, livestock, or harvested deer, please collect the tick for animal health officials to identify. For information on this process and general information about the tick and preventative measures, please visit the Division's web site.
https://www.njfishandwildlife.com/tickinfo.htm?utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery