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.
1 The lone star tick has a distinctive white star-like marking on its scutum. 2  The deer tick is about half the size of the brown dog tick, both in its pre-fed state and when engorged.  Brown dog ticks rarely attach to humans. However, they are one of the few ticks that can infest a home.