There ARE more ticks in more places than ever before. Find out what it means to be TickSmart™, our new campaign to reinforce EVERYDAY BEST PRACTICES.
Senator Jack Reed, Tick Guy Thomas Mather, and Tick Control Pro Dave Mendell kick off the state's newest tickborne disease prevention program.
You, and your dog or cat can help monitor tick population trends and tickborne disease risk. Join the TickSpotter Network!
TICKS THE SIZE OF POPPY SEEDS! Can you find the nymphal stage Deer tick on this poppy seed bagel?
Did you know you can turn your own favorite clothes into tick repellent clothes?
Over 2,700,000 YouTube views! That's the number of people who now know how to remove a tick safely.
Get TickSmart™ Stay TickSafe! Support our team at the University of Rhode Island safeguard the lives of people in your community.
Learn more about the the URI TickEncounter Resource Center and our mission .
Learn when different stages of Ixodes scapularis (a.k.a. blacklegged or deer tick) are active .
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California Dreamin'
While ticks are either buried under snow, frozen into the ground, or just taking a rest over much of the northern tier of the USA this month, the winter "green up" in much of California is just what it takes to really "heat up" TickEncounter risk .... from Mendocino to Calabasas, as well as points further south and points in between. in Tick Notes > California Dreamin' -
New tick-borne disease recognized in the northeastern USA.
It's NOT Lyme but a relapsing fever illness caused by the bacterium Borrelia miyamotoi. in News > New tick-borne disease recognized in the northeastern USA -
NPR: "To Fight Tick-Borne Disease, Someone Has To Catch Ticks" By Bradley Campbell
NPR's Bradley Campbell interviews Dr. Thomas Mather about the Fall tick season as he collects them by the hundreds. in News > This is the season for adult deer ticks -
Golf Course Superintendents Association of New England invites TickEncounter to help them get TickSmart!
Dr. Tom Mather from TickEncounter gave a presentation to the Golf Course Superintendents Association of New England on how to be TickSmart while golfing. in News > Golf Course Superintendents Association of New England -
Insect Shield Your Own Clothes
Can't find the right tick repellent clothes to fit your style or work situation? Did you know you can have your current wardrobe professionally treated with 0.5% permethrin, an invisible, odorless, EPA registered tick repellent that remains effective through 70 washes? Insect Shield LLC provides a service that does just that. in Prevention > Protect Yourself > Insect Shield Your Own Clothes -
Daily TickCheck Shower Cards
TickSmart™ Daily TickCheck Shower Cards help prevent disease by reminding people to do a daily tick check. Daily TickCheck Shower Cards are waterproof, and show actual- and enlarged-size blacklegged ticks in full color, as well as the other common human biting ticks and the most common biting areas to check every time you bathe. Each card also comes with its own lanyard to make hanging the card easier. in Prevention > TickSmart™ Products
