{"id":20540,"date":"2016-04-04T11:13:56","date_gmt":"2016-04-04T15:13:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/awesomejelly.com\/?p=20540"},"modified":"2016-04-04T11:19:14","modified_gmt":"2016-04-04T15:19:14","slug":"hate-ticks-get-opossum-kill-5000-ticks-per-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/awesomejelly.com\/hate-ticks-get-opossum-kill-5000-ticks-per-year\/","title":{"rendered":"This Tick Eating Machine Is The Ultimate Way To Get Rid Of Ticks!"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Have a tick problem? Well if you do and you want to get rid of them, we have a solution. Get a Opossum!<\/p>\n
Opossum can kill and eat about 5,000 ticks per season\u00a0and seriously put a dent in the #tick population.<\/p>\n
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Opossums\u00a0are sort of magnet when it comes to riding the world of black-legged ticks, which spread Lyme disease. So remember, don’t hit an Opossum if you see one ‘playing dead’ in the middle of the road…which they often do.<\/p>\n
Several years ago, scientists decided to learn about the part different mammals play in the spread of the ticks and the disease.<\/p>\n
They tested six species — white-footed mice, chipmunks, squirrels, opossums and veerys and catbirds — by capturing and caging them, and then exposing each test subject to 100 ticks.<\/p>\n
What they found, is that of the six, the opossums were remarkably good at getting rid of the ticks — much more so that any of the others.<\/p>\n
“We\u00a0had no suspicion they’d be such efficient tick-killing animals”\u00a0scientists stated.<\/p>\n
So, again…if you have a tick problem this year, round up a few Opossums and watch the ticks slowly fade away!<\/p>\n
Here is a map of where Opossums can be found throughout the United States.<\/p>\n
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