University of Minnesota Forecasting a Bad Year for Ticks
Be careful outdoors this summer, experts at the University of Minnesota are predicting a bad summer for the creepy crawlers. Jon Oliver with the University of Minnesota School of Public Health did an online Q&A answering questions about what we can expect to see when it comes to the upcoming tick season in our state.
When asked if there would be a lot of ticks this year, Oliver s response let us know that is weather dependant:
2021 is shaping up to be a bad year for ticks but this may change due to ongoing dry weather. A lot of adult deer ticks were active early in the spring and this may correspond to high levels of activity among the very small immature ticks. On the other hand, dry weather and drought conditions will limit tick activity and reduce population numbers, especially for deer ticks.
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A University of Minnesota expert says the tick population in Minnesota is "robust" this year, meaning people need to check themselves and their pets more frequently and thoroughly.
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Pedestrians wearing masks out of concern for the coronavirus walk in the Harvard Square neighborhood of Cambridge, Mass., on Sunday. [ STEVEN SENNE | AP ]
To say that federal guidance on mask-wearing has been confusing would be an understatement.
Back in 2020, during the earliest days of the coronavirus outbreak in the U.S., mask-wearing was discouraged. Then officials changed this guidance, citing clearer findings that the virus could be transmitted by people who showed no symptoms.
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Josie Johnson 90, Minneapolis, longtime civil rights activist
“I have silently said to George Floyd, ‘George, I am sorry that you had to experience the method of your death. But what you have done, my son, is you’ve shown the world how our Black men are treated . You sacrificed your life to show the world.’ We’ve always known as a people the treatment the police department has modeled in their belief about us, but it’s always been a secret.”