Screwworm outbreak in Florida deer marks first U.S. invasion of the parasite in 30 years, Washington Post, Oct 4, 2016
“Unlike most barnyard flies, its larvae feed on living tissue,” the New York Times wrote in 1977. “They can kill a fully grown steer in 10 days. Last year, they infested and killed an elderly woman in San Antonio who could not get help nor care for herself.”
Key Reports and Articles
Ticks and Your Health: Preventing tick-borne diseases in Michigan, 2019, MI Dept Health and Human Services, DNR, MSUYEAR THREE SUMMARY REPORT 2018-19 Deer Research Program, White Buffalo to Ann Arbor, Michigan, 20 March 2019The Impact and Management of White-tailed Deer in our Neighborhoods, Lecture by Dr. Bernd Blossey at UM SEAS, Jan 25, 2018.Deer Impacts on Vegetation in Ann Arbor Park Natural Areas, Summary of Monitoring Metrics for 2017, J.B. Courteau, Ph.D, 2018White-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) browse damage in Ann Arbor, Michigan Bird Hills Nature Area, Winter 2015The Relationship Between Deer Density, Tick Abundance, and Human Cases of Lyme Disease in a Residential Community, J. Med Ent, July2015Surgical Sterilization of White-tailed Deer, 2015- White Buffalo slide showDeer As Gas Molecules, Utah State University Extension, 2014Deer, Communities & Quality of Life, Ecosystem Management Project, 2006Public Menace, National Audobon Soc, 2005Eating Themselves Out of House and Home, National Wildlife Federation, 1998Where are the predators?
