Stamets@lemmy.world to Memes@sopuli.xyz · 2 months agoWe're coming for youlemmy.worldimagemessage-square30fedilinkarrow-up1494
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minus-squaredb2@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up39·2 months agoWe can’t. There are effective population controls though. Ticks on the other hand could disappear entirely and nothing would be impacted negatively. They’re useless parasites.
minus-squarezarkanian@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up25·2 months agoJust exterminate the ones that bite humans. The non-biting ones will fill that ecological niche, and then you’re good to go.
minus-squareChicoSuave@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up13·2 months agoOpossums would be very sad to see ticks go.
We can’t. There are effective population controls though.
Ticks on the other hand could disappear entirely and nothing would be impacted negatively. They’re useless parasites.
Just exterminate the ones that bite humans. The non-biting ones will fill that ecological niche, and then you’re good to go.
Opossums would be very sad to see ticks go.