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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.
Current Tick Activity
Keep up-to-date with what ticks are out!
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 more species to our tick identification chart.
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.
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.
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.
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!
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