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REGIONAL PEST REPORT

Winter season

Pest threat

Mice are moving inside and other wildlife may be looking for potential harbourage areas. Cluster flies have hibernated in attics and wall voids. As the temperature fluctuates keep your eyes and ears open for the signs and sounds of unwanted pests this winter. Carpenter ant activity may be seen in the home where moisture is found on a warmer day.

 

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Ticks (Order Acarina: Suborder Ixodida)

Ticks

Identification

  • Vary in size depending on species and sex; usually about 3 mm in length prior to feeding
  • Are generally reddish-brown in colour
  • Have a total of 8 visible legs as adults
  • Can be leathery (soft ticks) or hard (hard ticks)

Habitat and Behaviour

  • Are ectoparasites of mammals, birds, and reptiles
  • Feed on blood
  • Can live without attachment or feeding from a host for very long periods of time
  • Require moisture to survive
  • Are extremely efficient vectors of disease (e.g. Lyme disease)

Lifecycle

  • Undergo 4 stages in their development  (egg, larva, nymph, adult)
  • Females can lay upwards of 5,000 eggs
  • Lay eggs in small cracks/crevices
  • Have six-legged larvae that are able to survive for several months without feeding
  • Complete their lifecycle in as few as a couple of months