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Having livestock drained of blood is the threat to human health.

We need to eat.



No it’s not. These ticks are not going to drain herds of cows.

Tick-borne disease is the primary risk. It only takes one bite to get a pretty severe disease. If these don’t carry the tick-borne diseases, they’re a nuisance but not a huge risk.


You may have missed the word Exsanguination…and the fact they don’t need to mate to reproduce…




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