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.
Ticks do not die off during the winter months. To survive the cold and snow, most ticks find shelter in leaf litter and are dormant until spring. However, adult deer ticks (black-legged ticks) remain active year round. You or your pet could pick up a hitchhiker anytime the air temperature is close to freezing or above and the ground isnât frozen or snow covered.