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Tick - Any one of numerous species of large parasitic mites which attatch themselves to, and suck the blood of, cattle, dogs, and many other animals. |
The Newest (and best) Way To Wear Tick Repellent!
Now, there is an important new way to help keep children and camp staff protected from biting ticks while enjoying outdoor adventures at summer camp. Always wear clothing that is pre-treated with an effective tick repellent, it makes tick-bite prevention easy. And for peace of mind while kids are away at summer camp, why not make all of their clothes treated clothes. The protection is odorless, invisible and lasts through 70 washings. Insect Shield clothes - the tick repellent they’ll love to wear (and so will you)!
Learn more about how to protect your family from tick bites.
Read about Tick Bite Protection With Permethrin-Treated Summer Clothing.
Read URI’s Tick Guy endorsement to Camp Directors.
Projo.com : "Through this URI entomologist, ticks talk"
The Providence Journal recently interviewed Dr. Mather about ticks and tick vaccines.
Direct Link to read the articleDirect Link to watch the video interview
The Big Tick Gala 2009 award winners and recap!
The Tick Encounter Resource Center and NBC10 WJAR were pleased to present two awards at the Big Tick Gala 2009 to Peter Lord and Nate Miller. Read more about why these two individuals were selected to receive the Think TICK Take Action award this year. Also, check out photos and summaries from the evenings events!
Tick abundance in Rhode Island running 54% above last year
Not quite half way through the worst of the 2009 tick season, and deer tick abundance in Rhode Island is running 54 percent higher this year compared to the same time last year, according to preliminary results from URI’s statewide Tick Encounter Risk Survey.
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WJAR Channel 10: Pre-treated clothes can repel ticks
WJAR Channel 10 Health Check Reporter Barbara Morse Silva interviews Dr. Mather about the benefits of pre-treated clothes this month and throughout the summer.
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Direct Link to Article on turnto10.com
SPRING has finally arrived ... now's the time to spring into to action to prevent tick bites and disease.
People and pets are already finding adult deer ticks. American dog ticks will follow soon. And then, in May comes the return of the tiny nymphal deer ticks. To keep yourself and you family healthy and safe against ticks, start planning risk-appropriate prevention actions NOW.
Think Tick... Take ActionTick Identification
The 2009 Big Tick Gala, Friday, June 5th
The Big Tick Gala at the Roger Williams Park Botanical Center consists of tick-bite prevention information, silent auction, an exciting speaking program, Tick-tinis and hors d'oeuvres. You’ll find it hard to believe that an event about ticks can be so much fun!
Learn more about this event and how you can purchase tickets to attend.New Patient Profile: Harvey Perry
Three years ago Harvey C. Perry II thought he was going to die. He was diagnosed with having three tick-borne diseases simultaneously, a circumstance that has killed other victims.
“We need to get it accepted as a public health issue. I don’t care what it costs—if one person is saved, that would be money well spent.”
Read MoreHidden in the Leaves, Part 1 now live on YouTube.
Hidden in the Leaves, directed by award-winning filmmaker Mary Healey Jamiel, is the story of University of Rhode Island entomologist Thomas Mather and his team's efforts to help people see the risks for serious tick-transmitted disease lurking in an increasing number of rural, suburban and even semi-urban landscapes in the eastern United States.
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Direct link on YouTube
How-To ... Control Ticks In Your Yard
Perimeter Sprays and Granules: The single most effective way to reduce blacklegged (deer) ticks in your yard is by insecticide applications that are applied mainly to the yard perimeter, shady perennial beds, or along trails and paths in woods. In most situations, treatment is NOT needed on open or sunny LAWNS!!
Watch a How-to video about Perimeter Spray Treatments and controlling ticks in your yard.
Research Report
Tick Bite Protection With Permethrin-Treated Summer Clothing
Insect repellents represent one of the first lines of defense against attacks by blood feeding ticks and the
diseases they can transmit. The most common products contain DEET and are applied to skin. An alternative personal-use
repellent strategy is to apply repellent or toxicant products (usually permethrin) to clothing or other fabrics rather than directly on the skin.
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Deer tick abundance in Rhode Island down in 2008, so why are ticks active now?
Deer tick abundance in Rhode Island during the spring and summer of 2008 was down 24 percent from the same period
in 2007, though tick counts were notably higher this year in Johnston and Coventry, University of Rhode Island's TickEncounter Risk Survey™.
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See Risk Maps
Interview with URI's Tick Guy on FoxNews.com
Lyme disease isn't the only tick-transmitted disease causing concern around the USA this
summer. In a recent article published on FoxNews.com, URI TickEncounter Resource Center's
Thomas Mather helps journalist Marrecca Fiore (URI '97, Journalism) explain the regional
nature of tick-transmitted diseases and what to look out for if you are bitten by a tick.
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Direct Link to Article on FoxNews.com
Interviews with Dr. Thomas Mather from 93.3 Coast FM
- Dr. Thomas Mather explains tick bite prevention and the "Think TICK. Take Action! campaign. (Listen Here)
- Dr. Thomas Mather explains what to do about a summertime flu. (Listen Here)
Did you know that in many areas of the northeast and mid-atlantic United States, you are highly likely to be bitten by a disease-carrying tick in your own backyard?
Questions? Send your questions to the TERC Staff:terc@uri.edu
We will answer a new question each month
The Tick Encounter Resource Center is the principal outreach program of the University of Rhode Island Center for Vector-Borne Disease. It is affiliated with the College of Environment and Life Sciences and the Department of Computer Science and Statistics at the University of Rhode Island.
