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URI to host neighborhood tick control demonstration May 14
Date: 5.14.2006
WHO:
Nate Miller, a URI tick expert, along with other URI scientists and tick control experts.
WHAT:
A tick control and disease prevention demonstration aimed at teaching the public how to eradicate ticks from their yards and reduce their risk of becoming infected with tick-borne diseases like Lyme disease. The event will feature a demonstration of how to create a "tick-safe zone� on your property, as well as tips for personal protection and protecting pets. Vendors of tick control services will be in attendance.
WHEN:
Saturday, May 14 at noon.
WHERE:
Brown's Farm Drive, Kingston
CONTACT:
For more information contact Todd McLeish in the URI News Bureau at 401-874-2116.
Current Tick Activity
April update! Dog ticks starting to appear. Keep up-to-date with what ticks are out!
Submit a nomination for the Think TICK...Take ACTION Awards!
Date: 4.30.2010
The University of Rhode Island Tick Encounter Resource Center and WJAR Channel 10 Providence are honored to invite applications for the “Think TICK...Take ACTION Awards”. Awards are given annually in conjunction with Rhode Island’s Tick Control Awareness Day, to recognize individuals or groups who best demonstrate an effort or commitment in raising consciousness about ticks, their associated diseases, and especially taking action to prevent tick-borne disease.
Updated Tick Identification Chart!
We've added several new features to our tick id chart: higher resolution images, seasonal chart data, known diseases transmitted, and regional tick abundance combined with additional species.
Purchase Hidden in the Leaves on DVD
If you would like to purchase "Hidden in the Leaves" on DVD, contact us. The DVD costs $15 per copy, plus shipping. Proceeds help support tick-bite prevention programs.
Are you concerned about the serious health threat caused by ticks?
Would you like to make appropriate tick-borne diseases prevention programming more widely available? If you answered yes to these questions, please consider supporting the Tick Encounter Resource Center at the University of Rhode Island. Proceeds help support tick-bite prevention programs.