WJAR Channel 10: Pre-treated clothes can repel ticks

Date: 5.19.2009

"One out of two of them are infected. Later this month and throughout the summer, the little tiny poppy seed-size nymphs will be out, and about one out of five is infected with the Lyme disease agent. So, your odds aren’t very good you’re not going to be bitten by an infected tick at some point in any given summer," URI tick researcher Tom Mather said.

- Thomas N. Mather, Ph.D.

Adult-stage blacklegged or deer ticks are out now. Their bite can pack a punch.

Watch a 2 minute interview by Health Check Reporter Barbara Morse Silva with Dr. Mather and learn about how to protect yourself from tick bites and tick transmitted diseases this month and throughout the summer.

Direct Link to Article on turnto10.com

Current Tick Activity in the Northeast and mid-West United States

February update: Adult stage Deer ticks (Ixodes scapularis) are not killed by freezing temperatures! During winter months they can still be active on days when temperatures are above freezing. Activity resumes following several consecutive days of thawing temperatures, especially if the ground thaws. Learn more about the deer tick life cycle.

Let us know if you find a tick on you or your pet! Use our tick identification chart to identify tick and then visit the Current Tick Activity page to complete 2 question form.

Not from New England or mid-West? Visit our regional Current Tick Activity page for a complete view of ticks biting in your area.

Current Tick Activity

A tick with wings!? What's flat like a tick, sucks blood like a tick, gets on deer like a tick, but isn't a tick?

Tick Notes