New tick reported since 2017 in NY, NJ and PA

is spreading

Info and image excerpted from 

  https://www.dep.pa.gov/Business/ProgramIntegration/Vector-Management/Ticks/Pages/Asian-Longhorned-Tick.aspx#

"Prior to 2017, Asian Longhorned ticks were exclusive to the eastern hemisphere (China, Japan, USSR, Korea, Australia, and New Zealand).      Recent projections indicate that this tick has the potential to inhabit most of the eastern United States."

"Up to 3,000 eggs can be laid from one adult female Asian Longhorned tick. It is common to find hundreds of ticks on one animal. They have been collected from pets, livestock, wildlife, and humans."

"  In the United States, Asian Longhorned ticks have been collected from the environment in Pennsylvania that were positive for the causative agents of Lyme disease and Anaplasmosis, however, more research is necessary to determine its impact to human health. Investigation into their  capacity to acquire and transmit pathogens is ongoing.                

  Livestock (cattle) in the United States can become infected with Theileria orientalis Ikeda parasite from the Asian Longhorned tick. This parasite resides in the animals’ blood and can result in sickness or death of the animal."

                             Video from Penn State Extension Channel

NJ info is at   https://www.nj.gov/agriculture/divisions/ah/pdf/TickInfosheet.pdf

 September 18th, 2023

     Courtesy of   www.stripes.com/branches/air_force/2023-09-17/air-force-birthday-2023-11355243.html

"On Sept. 18, 1947, the National Security Act of 1947 established the Air Force as a separate military branch. It is the second youngest branch of the U.S. armed forces after the U.S. Space Force, which was founded in 2019 and also falls under the Department of the Air Force."

" However, the branch’s roots trace back to 1907, when the U.S. Army Signal Corps established an aeronautical division to take “charge of all matters pertaining to military ballooning, air machines, and all kindred subjects,” according to the Air Force Historical Research Agency. "

            We acknowledge all who have served,  and continue to serve.

2001 - 2023

Credit for Image:  twitter.com/AllianceVantage 

 After twenty-two years, may we always recall not only the tragedy 

that affected our nation as a whole  - but the unity that manifested itself

when dawn broke the next morning.

That is what makes us Americans!

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This year's date marks its 129th celebration!

" Labor Day is unique in that it celebrates American workers. Labor Day is a holiday dedicated to honoring the contributions U.S. workers have made to the strength and prosperity of our country. The first Labor Day was celebrated on Tuesday, September 5, 1882, in New York City. The originator of this celebration was the Central Labor Union." "...the Central Labor Union adopted a Labor Day proposal and appointed a committee to plan a demonstration and a picnic.

Following the deaths of workers during the Pullman Railroad Strike of 1894 in Chicago, and in an attempt to repair ties with American workers, the United States Congress unanimously voted to approve legislation to make Labor Day a national holiday, making the official date the first Monday in September. President Grover Cleveland signed it into law six days after the end of the strike. "

 

 They're Back!!!

A black nymph of the Spotted Lanternfly has been spotted in town. These will progess in size, and then be red nymphs before their final winged stage.

Image Credit: https://njpma.com/spotted-lanternfly/

A local resident has reported spraying the Nymps with rubbing alcohol, or the winged SLF at its head kills them off. Scrape any known eggmasses into n 

 They do not sting or bite, but can be very destructive to many crops, trees and plants. 

Their most preferred host plant is Ailanthus or tree-of-heaven and will also feed off Rose (cultivated and multiflora); Grape (wild and cultivated); and these trees: Black walnut, Butternut; River birch ;  Willow; Sumac; Silver/red maple.

They are also a devastation to hops and viniculture plants (beer and wine crops!). 

The lanternfly makes an egg mass by excreting a sticky substance over it that causes the growth of black sooty mold.

Report any sighting by email to                                                            SLF-plantindustry@ag.nj.gov  

or call the hotline, 833-223-2840 (BAD-BUGO),                                leaving a message with contact information & detail of the sightings.

            

Courtesy Montague Twp. Recreation FB page

Memorial Day is a day set aside to recall and honor all those who lost their lives while serving in the Armed Forces.                  

Read: 

A Combat Veteran’s Advice on How to Remember the True Meaning of Memorial Day

This day is not about anyone that has also served and is now a veteran, or is currently wearing the uniform. 

This day was specifically set aside to honor those that perished while in the service of our nation - those that made the ultimate sacrifice and are no longer with their family, their comrades in arms, and their friends.

We honor those who currently serve on Armed Forces Day and hold them close in our thoughts & prayers, til they safely return unharmed to their loved ones and homes.

   On Veteran's Day, we acknowledge all those who have served our country.

  One can request a Free Tick Identification

Website also offers tick testing.

Also check  https://ticks.rutgers.edu/

Ticks are currently very active!

Cases of babesiosis,

a parasitic disease spread through ticks, such as the blacklegged [deer] tick, are on the rise in the Northeast - in addition to Lyme disease.

 While large ticks are more easily spotted, 

at their early stage, a deer tick is quite small.

Successive stages of Deer Ticks - Courtesy of    

https://testticks.com/tick-species-identification-guide/

Shown are the deer tick at all stages - on a finger tip.

Even is your pets are treated against them, 

they may still carry them into the home.

Don't simply flick them off, entrap [a tick will stick to tape but fold it over so it cannot escape] or crush the tick -  using a stone or hard object.