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Szabko t1_j4votiz wrote

Reply to comment by Grower182 in Vermont listed as possible future habitat for mountain lions by willynillyslide

Ticks are also attracted to Japanese Barberry which is in invasive ornamental plant that self-propagates in the woods. Nurseries sell it. Eradicate that plant and you eradicate a lot of tick habitat, but also invite some opossums to help because similar to grouse they also love eating ticks.

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bond___vagabond t1_j4w2osk wrote

Rattlesnakes too, I can't remember, but I think each adult rattler eliminates 50,000 ticks per year, just from the mice it eats eliminating the larval stage of the tick lifecycle!

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