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<DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" size=2> Has anyone read about
or studied the relationship between Lyme disease and alien plants?
<DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" size=2> I read an article on
ticks, "Tale of the Tick," by Dave Mance III in the Spring 2008 issue of the
magazine <EM>Northern Woods</EM>.</FONT></DIV> Mance
mentions that the Maine Medical Research Center has found that the number of
ticks doubles in an ecosystem "where invasive shrubs such as Japanese barberry
and Eurasian honeysuckle exist. These shrubs propagate rapidly due to a lack of
natural control factors, creating the kind of dense shelter that is perfect
mouse and tick habitat."</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" size=2>Grace Lilly<BR><A
href="mailto:pembrokes@ne.rr.com">pembrokes@ne.rr.com</A></FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>