MPAs primarily regulate human activities by segregating them spatially. MPAs alone cannot address problems such as pollution, climate change, or overfishing. Other management strategies are needed to complement marine reserves. They are most effective when used in conjunction with other management measures.
Ticks are Everywhere. Ticks are everywhere, which means tick disease is everywhere. In fact, veterinary parasitologist Dr. Michael Dryden of Kansas State University College of Veterinary Medicine calls tick disease an âepidemic.â Tick disease in dogs is a sentinel for people.
Did you know there are plants that help keep ticks and other parasites away from your family and pets? Ticks can carry diseases, such as Lyme disease, which can affect both people and pets. Ticks live on plants while they wait for an attractive warm-blooded host to wander by. Like all parasites, they like some plants more than others, and seem to hate some plants with a strong scent.