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The Bite You Never Felt: Central Texas Pests That Strike Hours—or Decades—Later
What if the most dangerous bug bite is the one you never even feel?In Part Two of our Central Texas pest series, Tyler Brooks and Maddie Lawson investigate the region’s delayed-reaction pests—the insects and arachnids that can leave you feeling fine at first, only for the real consequences to appear hours, days, months, or even decades later.We begin with the kissing bug and the parasite responsible for Chagas disease. While human transmission remains rare in Texas, the threat is much more significant for outdoor dogs, especially in the Hill Country.Then we tackle one of the strangest…
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