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<a href="../201806/48898.html">previous --------=_MB8F27D875-DF0D-4039-BFC7-31CB7ECD2820 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Back again, Thanks for the background. So the explanation might be transport of ticks, Wooley Adelgid &=20 What Next by migrating birds followed by survival at some banana belt=20 beachhead in SW NS. Effective immigration (of pests) requires both transport AND=20 survival. Yt, DW. Kentville ------ Original Message ------ From: "John Kearney" <john.kearney@ns.sympatico.ca> To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca Sent: 6/15/2018 8:07:38 AM Subject: RE: [NatureNS] Lyme disease >Hi David and all, > >That=E2=80=99s a very good question. I=E2=80=99ve heard the same reason gi= ven for why=20 >we have the Hemlock Woolley Adelgid in Nova Scotia but not in northern=20 >Maine and New Brunswick. I=E2=80=99m not aware of any evidence indicating= that=20 >more spring migrants fly to Nova Scotia than Maine or New Brunswick. > >John > > > >From:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca <naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca> On=20 >Behalf Of David >Sent: Thursday, June 14, 2018 17:10 >To:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca >Subject: [NatureNS] Lyme disease > > > >Dear All, > > In the July issue of Maclean's (p.17) are interesting data on Lyme=20 >disease incidence in Canada. The much higher incidence in NS, 21.5=20 >times as high as the average incidence in the other nine provinces, is=20 >attributed to "climate and the large number of migratory birds carrying=20 >ticks from the US." > > I don't follow why NS would be hit the hardest. > >Yt, DW > --------=_MB8F27D875-DF0D-4039-BFC7-31CB7ECD2820 Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <html><head><style type=3D"text/css"><![CDATA[#x56b31b1ad57f49dea7876724c21= 7b5f8{ font-family:'Segoe UI'; font-size:12pt; }]]><!--#xe8af5eee94d1499 p.MsoNormal {margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-seri= f;} #xe8af5eee94d1499 a:link {color: blue; text-decoration: underline;} #xe8af5eee94d1499 a:visited {color: purple; text-decoration: underline;} #xe8af5eee94d1499 div.WordSection1 {page: WordSection1;} --></style><style id=3D"css_styles" type=3D"text/css"><!--blockquote.cite { = margin-left: 5px; margin-right: 0px; padding-left: 10px; padding-right:0px= ; border-left: 1px solid #cccccc } blockquote.cite2 {margin-left: 5px; margin-right: 0px; padding-left: 10px;= padding-right:0px; border-left: 1px solid #cccccc; margin-top: 3px; padding= -top: 0px; } a img { border: 0px; } li[style=3D'text-align: center;'], li[style=3D'text-align: right;'] { list= -style-position: inside;} body { font-family: Segoe UI; font-size: 12pt; }--></style></head><body><= div>Back again,</div><div>=C2=A0 =C2=A0 Thanks for the background.=C2=A0</d= iv><div>=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0So the explanation might be transport of ti= cks, =C2=A0Wooley Adelgid &<i> What Next=C2=A0</i>by migrating birds=C2= =A0followed by survival at some banana belt beachhead in SW NS.=C2=A0</div>= <div>=C2=A0 =C2=A0 Effective immigration (of pests) requires both transport = AND survival.</div><div>Yt, DW. Kentville=C2=A0</div> <div><br /></div> <div>------ Original Message ------</div> <div>From: "John Kearney" <<a href=3D"mailto:john.kearney@ns.sympatico.c= a">john.kearney@ns.sympatico.ca</a>></div> <div>To: <a href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca= </a></div> <div>Sent: 6/15/2018 8:07:38 AM</div> <div>Subject: RE: [NatureNS] Lyme disease</div><div><br /></div> <div id=3D"xe8af5eee94d1499"><blockquote cite=3D"000001d40499$12fc0280$38f4= 0780$@ns.sympatico.ca" type=3D"cite" class=3D"cite2"> <div class=3D"WordSection1"><p class=3D"MsoNormal">Hi David and all,<o:p xm= lns:o=3D"#unknown"></o:p></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal">That=E2=80=99s a very g= ood question. I=E2=80=99ve heard the same reason given for why we have the= Hemlock Woolley Adelgid in Nova Scotia but not in northern Maine and New Br= unswick. I=E2=80=99m not aware of any evidence indicating that more spring= migrants fly to Nova Scotia than Maine or New Brunswick.<o:p xmlns:o=3D"#un= known"></o:p></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal">John<o:p xmlns:o=3D"#unknown"></o:p= ></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><o:p xmlns:o=3D"#unknown">=C2=A0</o:p></p><div>= <div style=3D"border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm= 0cm 0cm"><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><b><span lang=3D"EN-US">From:</span></b><sp= an lang=3D"EN-US"> <a href=3D"mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca">naturen= s-owner@chebucto.ns.ca</a> <<a href=3D"mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns= .ca">naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca</a>> <b>On Behalf Of </b>David<br /><= b>Sent:</b> Thursday, June 14, 2018 17:10<br /><b>To:</b> <a href=3D"mailto= :naturens@chebucto.ns.ca">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</a><br /><b>Subject:</b>= [NatureNS] Lyme disease<o:p xmlns:o=3D"#unknown"></o:p></span></p></div></d= iv><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><o:p xmlns:o=3D"#unknown">=C2=A0</o:p></p><p clas= s=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI&= quot;,sans-serif">Dear All,<o:p xmlns:o=3D"#unknown"></o:p></span></p><div>= <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Se= goe UI",sans-serif">=C2=A0 =C2=A0 In the July issue of Maclean's (p.17= ) are interesting data on Lyme disease incidence in Canada. The much higher = incidence in NS, 21.5 times as high as the average incidence in the other= nine provinces, is attributed to "climate and the large number of migratory = birds carrying ticks from the US."<o:p xmlns:o=3D"#unknown"></o:p></span><= /p></div><div><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:12.0pt;font-f= amily:"Segoe UI",sans-serif">=C2=A0 =C2=A0 I don't follow why NS= would be hit the hardest.<o:p xmlns:o=3D"#unknown"></o:p></span></p>&