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Tick population plummets in absence of lizard hosts

The Western fence lizard's reputation for helping to reduce the threat of Lyme disease is in jeopardy. A new study found that areas where the lizard had been removed saw a subsequent drop in the population of the ticks that transmit Lyme disease. The decline in tick numbers suggests a decreased risk of human exposure to Lyme disease when the lizard is gone.

Read full article here... (http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/02/110215191631.htm)

...interesting.
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This is strange.

Dan

So, they can't get rid of one without getting rid of the other?
Not good :(

I was going to post that article but checked first to see if someone else had done it already.
http://i44.tinypic.com/vq3yox.jpg
Some of my pet fencies; no ticks on these guys!

Oh great, now watch HSUS use this as a reason to start killing these!!!

I think the python ban is just about the dumbest thing. First off, the pythons are already established, so banning them now is like closing the barn door after the horses have escaped. Secondly, anything that will eat raccoons is a friend of mine!
http://www.densmoredesigns.com/images/raccoons.jpg
Up Sh*t Creek without a paddle! LOL!

I think the burms are eating the fence lizards. Long distance.