Asian longhorned ticks discovered in Berrien County

LANSING

The Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD) is reporting the first detection of the Asian longhorned tick (ALHT) in the state. Two ALHT nymphs were found through routine tick surveillance efforts, which were being conducted at Grand Mere State Park in Berrien County by Calvin University. The specimens were sent to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Veteri…