By Stephen Leon Soon after he began taking Lee Ann Sporn’s introductory biology course in the fall of 2018, Bryan confided to his professor that he frequently felt sick, as though he was fighting a mysterious disease that wouldn’t go away. A … [Read more...] about Ticks spread in the Adirondacks as funding to study them shrinks
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As ticks and disease spread north, monitoring is threatened
By ANTHONY F. HALL Lyme disease has migrated progressively northward over the last 25 years, spreading into the Lake George region, the Adirondacks and the St. Lawrence River Valley. In Warren County, for instance, more than half the ticks … [Read more...] about As ticks and disease spread north, monitoring is threatened
Deer ticks showing up in high elevation communities
By MIKE LYNCH Audrey Schwartzberg was getting ready for bed one evening in June when she discovered what looked like a blacklegged tick crawling on her body. Schwartzberg lives about eight miles north of the village of Saranac Lake in Gabriels, … [Read more...] about Deer ticks showing up in high elevation communities
Tick diseases on the move
Scientists worry that other ailments besides Lyme are making their way to the Adirondacks By Mike Lynch While collecting blacklegged ticks at Wickham Marsh near Lake Champlain, Lee Ann Sporn and her son took a break and placed on the ground a … [Read more...] about Tick diseases on the move