Pest Management Professional, September 2011
perspectives Matt Lobe Associate Editor In this Corner The tick and flea finally face off Tick You look awful Whered you come from the flea market Flea Dont mess with me Im already ticked off Ive had my fill of people lumping us with your kind Tick Agreed Lets set the record straight Were both external parasites but we ticks are small advanced arachnids youre just run of the mill insects Flea We both live on the blood of birds and mammals But our dessert is humans yours is lowly reptiles and amphibians Tick Lowly Ever hear of Lyme disease Which one of us do you think is responsible for the spread of that Flea Big deal We assisted in the spread of the Bubonic plague which by the way was almost as devastating as your super soft exoskeleton is Tick You want to talk about being soft You wouldnt last a day in the wilderness with us Flea Whatever At least we usually have a roof over our heads pmp You can reach Lobe at mlobe@ questex com or 216 706 3771 vs 10 September 2011 Pest Management Professional mypmp net
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