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Clothing-Only Tick Repellent Put To Test
Images from September 6 & 7, 2007
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| Dr. Mather explains the study. |
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| Assistants Lyndsay Knoblock-Fast and Karen Frost load 10 nymphs onto cotton patch before applying to subject. |
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| Nymphal deer ticks crawl out from under patch to look for attachment site. |
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| Ticks crawl out onto shoe. |
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| Researcher Nate Miller is assisted by Nurse Nancy Doyle-Moss in removing patches and checking on the ticks' progress. |
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| Subjects were asked to stand, walk in place, tap their feet and perform other activities during the course of the study. |
Current Tick Activity in the Northeast United States
September update: Lone Star Tick Larva, also known as Seed Ticks, are beginning to emerge this month. Deer Tick Larvae are feeding on rodents. Rodents carry disease causing pathogens. By the beginning of September, there will be billions of these Deer Tick Larvae getting ready to molt into Nymphs! Watch a short video about this process on YouTube.
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