Fox and Opossum (IMAGE)

Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies

Fox and Opossum

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Top-down control -- Fox and opossums were associated with a reduction in tick infection. Fox prey on the rodents know to transmit tick-borne disease to feeding ticks; opossums are efficient at killing ticks when they groom.

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Sandy Brown Jensen, Dennisicecap1

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