Geography/History. The original Russet Burbank potato clone was discovered in the 1870s by Luther Burbank and originally called Burbank's Seedling. It developed from a first generation seedling of an open-pollinated cultivar Early Rose in Massachusetts.
Ticks are active whenever the temperature is consistently above 40Â° F (5Â° C). That means that for much of the U.S. and Canada, the chance of your pet picking up a tick is very small from November through April. Unfortunately, in warmer areas, there is a significant risk year round.icks are active whenever the temperature is consistently above 40Â° F (5Â° C). That means that for much of the U.S. and Canada, the chance of your pet picking up a tick is very small from November through April. Unfortunately, in warmer areas, there is a significant risk year round.
Tick removal. The risk of getting a tick-borne disease is small if the tick is removed soon after it becomes attached. Deer ticks must remain attached one to two days to transmit Lyme disease, and about one day for the other diseases. Take precautions when in tick habitat, but don't panic if you find a deer tick on you.