VMI faculty and students invent weapon to battle ticks
The tick rover picks up and kills 85-95% of the blood-sucking insects in treated areas. (Credit: VMI)
Spring is high season for ticks, and Virginia has 17 different kinds. Because they can carry Lyme disease, Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever and other dangerous conditions, the engineering department at the Virginia Military Institute has declared war on the bugs – using a robot to do battle. Sandy Hausman has that story.
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