{"id":1537,"date":"2020-12-02T10:44:30","date_gmt":"2020-12-02T15:44:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/ticks-draft\/?page_id=1537"},"modified":"2022-03-23T12:01:12","modified_gmt":"2022-03-23T16:01:12","slug":"blog","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/blog\/","title":{"rendered":"TickNotes"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"cl-wrapper cl-menu-wrapper\"><nav id=\"\" class=\"cl-menu  \" data-name=\"Page Menu: more choices \" data-show-title=\"0\"><ul id=\"menu-news\" class=\"cl-menu-list cl-menu-list-no-js\"><li id=\"menu-item-14212\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-14212\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/blog\/\">TickNotes<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-14209\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-14209\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/newsletter\/\">TickSmart Newsletter<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-14206\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-14206\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/blog\/interviews\/\">Interviews<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/nav><\/section>\n\n\n<h1 class=\"entry-title\">TickNotes<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"type-intro\">The TickGuy&#8217;s blog shares tick-related stories, highlights and notes from the region and around the world. <\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"display-posts-listing\"><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/tick-notes\/how-bad-are-ticks-going-to-be\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1713\/1656586237-huge-Large-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"melting snowman\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1713\/1656586237-huge-Large-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1713\/1656586237-huge-Large-300x300.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/tick-notes\/how-bad-are-ticks-going-to-be\/\">WEIRD, WARM WINTER!<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Think ticks are killed by harsh winter weather leading to fewer ticks in summer? Or that mild winters lead straight to summer tickapocalypses? How bad are ticks going to be this year? <a class=\"excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/tick-notes\/how-bad-are-ticks-going-to-be\/\">Continue Reading<\/a><\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/tick-notes\/different-ticks-different-diseases\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1713\/diff-ticks-diff-disease-micro-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1713\/diff-ticks-diff-disease-micro-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1713\/diff-ticks-diff-disease-micro-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/tick-notes\/different-ticks-different-diseases\/\">DIFFERENT TICKS&#8230;DIFFERENT DISEASES<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Everyone should know how to identify the different types of ticks they might encounter where they live. But WHY is knowing the type of tick you encounter so important. Aren't all ticks \"risky\"? <a class=\"excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/tick-notes\/different-ticks-different-diseases\/\">Continue Reading<\/a><\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/tick-notes\/flip-flops\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1713\/ssrcoclassic_teewomens353d77-4d8b4ffd91front_altsquare_product600x600.u4-Large-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"woman in a tee-shirt\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1713\/ssrcoclassic_teewomens353d77-4d8b4ffd91front_altsquare_product600x600.u4-Large-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1713\/ssrcoclassic_teewomens353d77-4d8b4ffd91front_altsquare_product600x600.u4-Large-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1713\/ssrcoclassic_teewomens353d77-4d8b4ffd91front_altsquare_product600x600.u4-Large-364x363.jpeg 364w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1713\/ssrcoclassic_teewomens353d77-4d8b4ffd91front_altsquare_product600x600.u4-Large-500x499.jpeg 500w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1713\/ssrcoclassic_teewomens353d77-4d8b4ffd91front_altsquare_product600x600.u4-Large.jpeg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/tick-notes\/flip-flops\/\">FLIP-FLOP TICKS<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">A true story about when knowing better and doing better are .... just different. <a class=\"excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/tick-notes\/flip-flops\/\">Continue Reading<\/a><\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/tick-notes\/just-tell-me-what-i-need-to-know\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1713\/KN3A3052-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1713\/KN3A3052-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1713\/KN3A3052-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/tick-notes\/just-tell-me-what-i-need-to-know\/\">Just Tell Me What I Need to Know &#8230; When I Need to Know it<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">There are a lot of fairly simple things that people can do to help protect against ticks but most people also could use a nudge to help them remember to do them. <a class=\"excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/tick-notes\/just-tell-me-what-i-need-to-know\/\">Continue Reading<\/a><\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/tick-notes\/the-tick-hunt\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1713\/KN3A2446-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"engorged tick on the ground\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1713\/KN3A2446-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1713\/KN3A2446-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/tick-notes\/the-tick-hunt\/\">The Tick Hunt<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">\u201cFor your final exam, I want to give you a unique experience, something that helps relate disease with vectors...\" <a class=\"excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/tick-notes\/the-tick-hunt\/\">Continue Reading<\/a><\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/tick-notes\/the-five-most-common-summertime-ticks\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1713\/OneSummer_blog_6-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"List of the five most common summertime ticks next to a picture of a nymph lone star tick. #1 nymph lone star ticks #2 Female american dog ticks #3 nymph blackegged ticks #4 male american dog ticks #5 male lone star ticks\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1713\/OneSummer_blog_6-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1713\/OneSummer_blog_6-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/tick-notes\/the-five-most-common-summertime-ticks\/\">The Five Most Common Summertime Ticks<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Here is our list of the five most active summertime ticks, at least, so far this summer. Do any of these ticks live where you do? <a class=\"excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/tick-notes\/the-five-most-common-summertime-ticks\/\">Continue Reading<\/a><\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/tick-notes\/are-you-ready-for-spring-ticks\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1713\/Spring-Tuck-blog-3-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"pants tucked into socks\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1713\/Spring-Tuck-blog-3-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1713\/Spring-Tuck-blog-3-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/tick-notes\/are-you-ready-for-spring-ticks\/\">ARE YOU READY FOR SPRING TICKS?<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">It\u2019s finally Spring... but definitely not the spring we wanted or could even imagine! COVID-19 is seeing to that. Self-isolation, social distancing, working or learning from home; or maybe you\u2019re... <a class=\"excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/tick-notes\/are-you-ready-for-spring-ticks\/\">Continue Reading<\/a><\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/tick-notes\/confessions-of-a-tickguy\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1713\/IMG_2982-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"female blacklegged tick on back of ear\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1713\/IMG_2982-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1713\/IMG_2982-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/tick-notes\/confessions-of-a-tickguy\/\">Confessions of a TickGuy<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">With her head on the pillow and eyelids drooping towards closed, my sleepy little 6-year-old granddaughter barely could whisper \u201cGrandpa\u201d while flicking her finger at her ear. In the dimly-lit hotel room... <a class=\"excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/tick-notes\/confessions-of-a-tickguy\/\">Continue Reading<\/a><\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/tick-notes\/moose-ticks-but-no-moose\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1713\/MooseBannerSquare-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Moose\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1713\/MooseBannerSquare-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1713\/MooseBannerSquare-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/tick-notes\/moose-ticks-but-no-moose\/\">MOOSE TICKS BUT NO MOOSE!<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">...for the first time in about a decade and a half, I was encountering winter tick, more commonly referred to as the moose tick. Trends in winter tick... <a class=\"excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/tick-notes\/moose-ticks-but-no-moose\/\">Continue Reading<\/a><\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/tick-notes\/ticks-so-small-they-crawl\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1713\/Larvae_Socks_Images_Web_Lg_01-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"larval ticks on a person&#039;s sock with the caption &quot;Ticks so small...&quot;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1713\/Larvae_Socks_Images_Web_Lg_01-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1713\/Larvae_Socks_Images_Web_Lg_01-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/tick-notes\/ticks-so-small-they-crawl\/\">Ticks So Small&#8230; They Crawl Right Through Your Socks!<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">All ticks come in small, medium, and large sizes; officially these life stages are termed larva, nymph and adult\u00a0(male and female), respectively... <a class=\"excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/tick-notes\/ticks-so-small-they-crawl\/\">Continue Reading<\/a><\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/tick-notes\/chickens-may-eat-ticks\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1713\/chick-w_ticks_arrows-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Asian longhorned ticks on a chicken\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1713\/chick-w_ticks_arrows-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1713\/chick-w_ticks_arrows-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/tick-notes\/chickens-may-eat-ticks\/\">Chickens may eat ticks,<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">What\u2019s the first thing you think of when someone mentions backyard chickens? Healthy eggs, farm to table, quirky pets are cool... <a class=\"excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/tick-notes\/chickens-may-eat-ticks\/\">Continue Reading<\/a><\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/tick-notes\/de-tick-with-duct-tape\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1713\/DuckTapedLarvae_920x690_08-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Duck tape to remove larvae\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1713\/DuckTapedLarvae_920x690_08-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1713\/DuckTapedLarvae_920x690_08-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/tick-notes\/de-tick-with-duct-tape\/\">De-Tick With Duct Tape<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Late summer is when you're most likely to encounter an egg-batch's worth of larval stage deer (blacklegged) or Lone Star (seed) ticks. These six-legged larvae hatch from egg masses that can contain 3,000 or more... <a class=\"excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/tick-notes\/de-tick-with-duct-tape\/\">Continue Reading<\/a><\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/tick-notes\/citizen-science-helps-track-invasive-asian-tick\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1713\/tickspotter-web-image-for-blog-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"a panel of tick pictures submitted to TickSpotters\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1713\/tickspotter-web-image-for-blog-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1713\/tickspotter-web-image-for-blog-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/tick-notes\/citizen-science-helps-track-invasive-asian-tick\/\">Citizen-science helps track invasive Asian Longhorned Tick<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Citizen TickSpotters are partnering with tick scientists and are actively participating in tracking tick threats, like the invasive Asian longhorned tick. <a class=\"excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/tick-notes\/citizen-science-helps-track-invasive-asian-tick\/\">Continue Reading<\/a><\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/tick-notes\/a-curious-larval-tickencounter\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1713\/Paw-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"a person removing a tick with pointy tweezers from a dog&#039;s paw\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/tick-notes\/a-curious-larval-tickencounter\/\">A Curious Larval TickEncounter<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Watch our interview with Carol Montie and her family about their TickEncounter story. <a class=\"excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/tick-notes\/a-curious-larval-tickencounter\/\">Continue Reading<\/a><\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/tick-notes\/ways-ticks-get-into-your-house\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1713\/ticks_in_house_1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"English springer spaniel dog.\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/tick-notes\/ways-ticks-get-into-your-house\/\">Ways Ticks Get Into Your House<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">I\u2019m pretty sure no one wants to find a tick \u2013 either engorged or unfed -- crawling across their floor or furniture. Even the TickGuy really doesn\u2019t like finding loose and wandering ticks inside... <a class=\"excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/tick-notes\/ways-ticks-get-into-your-house\/\">Continue Reading<\/a><\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/tick-notes\/do-you-have-christmas-tree-ticks\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1713\/xmastree1Square-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Family walking through a Christmas tree farm\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1713\/xmastree1Square-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1713\/xmastree1Square-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1713\/xmastree1Square-364x364.jpg 364w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1713\/xmastree1Square.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/tick-notes\/do-you-have-christmas-tree-ticks\/\">Do You Have Christmas Tree &#8220;TICKS&#8221;?<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Maybe one of these is your story, too\u2026 \u201cThis past week we brought our Christmas tree inside and now we are finding a few ticks on the floor every day.\u201d \u201cI squashed a tick I found near my Christmas tree and it left a bloodstain on the carpet. I\u2019m afraid it must have fed on&hellip; <a class=\"excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/tick-notes\/do-you-have-christmas-tree-ticks\/\">Continue Reading<\/a><\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/tick-notes\/the-root-of-the-lyme-problem\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1713\/melissa-chabot-100926-unsplash-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Deer face\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1713\/melissa-chabot-100926-unsplash-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1713\/melissa-chabot-100926-unsplash-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/tick-notes\/the-root-of-the-lyme-problem\/\">The Root of the Lyme Problem<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">...more ticks also means more tick bites; and more tick bites, well ... has resulted in an explosion in the incidence of tickborne disease... <a class=\"excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/tick-notes\/the-root-of-the-lyme-problem\/\">Continue Reading<\/a><\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/tick-notes\/three-surprising-things-i-learned-about-asian-longhorned-ticks\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1713\/Screen-Shot-2018-09-07-at-3.06.12-PM-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1713\/Screen-Shot-2018-09-07-at-3.06.12-PM-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1713\/Screen-Shot-2018-09-07-at-3.06.12-PM-300x300.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/tick-notes\/three-surprising-things-i-learned-about-asian-longhorned-ticks\/\">Three surprising things I learned about Asian longhorned ticks<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">\u2026and I thought to myself \u201cthis TickGuy needs to know more\u201d. That\u2019s when the idea of a field trip popped into my head\u2014\"let\u2019s go find some longhorned ticks.\u201d... <a class=\"excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/tick-notes\/three-surprising-things-i-learned-about-asian-longhorned-ticks\/\">Continue Reading<\/a><\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/tick-notes\/virgin-birth-ticks-is-that-really-a-thing\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1713\/virgin-birth-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Virgin birth frog\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1713\/virgin-birth-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1713\/virgin-birth-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1713\/virgin-birth-1024x1022.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1713\/virgin-birth-768x767.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1713\/virgin-birth-364x363.jpeg 364w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1713\/virgin-birth-500x499.jpeg 500w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1713\/virgin-birth-1000x998.jpeg 1000w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1713\/virgin-birth-1280x1278.jpeg 1280w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1713\/virgin-birth.jpeg 1324w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/tick-notes\/virgin-birth-ticks-is-that-really-a-thing\/\">VIRGIN BIRTH TICKS: Is that really a thing?<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Some salamanders and geckos only reproduce asexually, a strategy known as obligate parthenogenesis. Others can reproduce sexually or without males as the situation requires \u2013 otherwise known as facultative parthenogenesis. This generally happens when environmental conditions necessitate it... <a class=\"excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/tick-notes\/virgin-birth-ticks-is-that-really-a-thing\/\">Continue Reading<\/a><\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/tick-notes\/bat-tick\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1713\/Screen-Shot-2021-02-09-at-11.06.23-PM-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Top and bottom view of bat tick\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1713\/Screen-Shot-2021-02-09-at-11.06.23-PM-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1713\/Screen-Shot-2021-02-09-at-11.06.23-PM-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/tick-notes\/bat-tick\/\">Bat Tick<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">It may not look like any tick you've ever seen but this is a\u00a0bat tick\u00a0(Carios kelleyi). Quite a bit different than the more recognized\u00a0hard ticks\u00a0in the family Ixodidae (which includes blacklegged ticks, American dog ticks, Lone Star ticks, and others), bat ticks and other\u00a0soft ticks\u00a0are in the family Argasidae. <a class=\"excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/tick-notes\/bat-tick\/\">Continue Reading<\/a><\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/tick-notes\/just-wrong-enough\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1713\/just-wrong-enough-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"girl is just wrong enough\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1713\/just-wrong-enough-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1713\/just-wrong-enough-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/tick-notes\/just-wrong-enough\/\">JUST WRONG ENOUGH!<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">The more we listen to people's tick stories, the more we're realizing that much of the information that a majority of people \"know\" about ticks is just wrong enough to leave them at risk. Often it means... <a class=\"excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/tick-notes\/just-wrong-enough\/\">Continue Reading<\/a><\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/tick-notes\/what-you-need-to-know-about-powassan-virus\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1713\/PowassanSquare-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"What you need to know about powassan virus\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1713\/PowassanSquare-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1713\/PowassanSquare-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/tick-notes\/what-you-need-to-know-about-powassan-virus\/\">What You Need To Know About Powassan Virus<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">If talk of a potential tick apocalypse isn't bad enough, alarming news of a new tick-borne disease called Powassan virus\u00a0has taken the internet and local TV stations by storm. While it certainly raises cause for concern, it's important to get some perspective on this rare disease:\u00a0know the basics about... <a class=\"excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/tick-notes\/what-you-need-to-know-about-powassan-virus\/\">Continue Reading<\/a><\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/tick-notes\/the-newest-tick-in-some-towns\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1713\/Lone-Star-tick-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"female lone star tick\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1713\/Lone-Star-tick-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1713\/Lone-Star-tick-300x300.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/tick-notes\/the-newest-tick-in-some-towns\/\">The &#8220;Newest&#8221; Tick in (some) Towns<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">It may be new to you, but the Lone Star tick (Amblyomma americanum) was actually the first North American tick species to be formally described, with reports dating back to the late 1700s. Southeastern, South-central, and mid-Atlantic states are ground zero for this tick, but a 2014 study revealed Lone Star ticks can now\u2026 <a class=\"excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/tick-notes\/the-newest-tick-in-some-towns\/\">Continue Reading<\/a><\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/tick-notes\/fall-tick-alert\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1713\/TickSpotters_Back-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"They can be tough to find on your back....as a friend to help check! Brookline, MA November 5, 2016 3 day feeding female blacklegged (deer) tick. TickSpotters:Crowd-sourced Tick Surveillance for America\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1713\/TickSpotters_Back-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1713\/TickSpotters_Back-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1713\/TickSpotters_Back-364x364.jpg 364w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1713\/TickSpotters_Back-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1713\/TickSpotters_Back.jpg 504w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/tick-notes\/fall-tick-alert\/\">Fall Tick Alert \u2013 This time of year they&#8217;re pretty much ALL deer ticks.<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Even after that first, second, or even third frost or killing freeze... this time of year, ticks are still here! They're not killed off, and there's something different about the fall tick season. In Autumn, the ticks are pretty much ALL... <a class=\"excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/tick-notes\/fall-tick-alert\/\">Continue Reading<\/a><\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/tick-notes\/5-ways-you-may-be-putting-yourself-at-risk-for-lyme-disease-this-autumn\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1713\/UntuckedSquare-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"untucked shirt on a man\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1713\/UntuckedSquare-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1713\/UntuckedSquare-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1713\/UntuckedSquare-364x363.jpg 364w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1713\/UntuckedSquare.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/tick-notes\/5-ways-you-may-be-putting-yourself-at-risk-for-lyme-disease-this-autumn\/\">5 Ways You May Be Putting Yourself at Risk For Lyme Disease This Autumn<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">It's officially not summer any longer! No more camping, pool parties, cookouts \u2026and no more ticks and mosquitoes biting either, right?? It's true--summertime is the \u201ctickiest\u201d time of the year, especially in the eastern United States. But just because you haven't seen many (or any) ticks lately, doesn't mean that your risk for catching Lyme&hellip; <a class=\"excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/tick-notes\/5-ways-you-may-be-putting-yourself-at-risk-for-lyme-disease-this-autumn\/\">Continue Reading<\/a><\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/tick-notes\/its-the-ticks-you-dont-see-that-are-the-dangerous-ones\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1713\/shoespraying-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Women spraying many pairs of shoes with permethrin show and clothing spray\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1713\/shoespraying-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1713\/shoespraying-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/tick-notes\/its-the-ticks-you-dont-see-that-are-the-dangerous-ones\/\">The ticks you don&#8217;t see are the dangerous ones!<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Tiny ticks the size of poppy seeds and loaded with germs\u2026germs that cause diseases like Lyme, babesiosis, anaplasmosis and ehrlichiosis. YIKES! Now's when you really need to Get TickSmart. <a class=\"excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/tick-notes\/its-the-ticks-you-dont-see-that-are-the-dangerous-ones\/\">Continue Reading<\/a><\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/tick-notes\/backyard-deer-wonder-worry\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1713\/TickSpotters_DeerHarvestRI_2015-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"That&#039;s A lot of ticks! Wyoming RI November 24, 2015 Rhode Island Deer Harvest, a lot of blacklegged (deer) ticks. Tickspotters:Crowd-sourced Tick surveillance for America\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1713\/TickSpotters_DeerHarvestRI_2015-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1713\/TickSpotters_DeerHarvestRI_2015-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1713\/TickSpotters_DeerHarvestRI_2015-364x364.jpg 364w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1713\/TickSpotters_DeerHarvestRI_2015-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1713\/TickSpotters_DeerHarvestRI_2015.jpg 504w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/tick-notes\/backyard-deer-wonder-worry\/\">BACKYARD DEER: Wonder &amp; Worry<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">\"OH LOOK...There's a deer in the backyard,\" I hear my wife exclaim with glee and awe. \"OH CRAP\", I grumble as I run to pull on boots and dash outside to chase it away, all the while wondering how many more... <a class=\"excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/tick-notes\/backyard-deer-wonder-worry\/\">Continue Reading<\/a><\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/tick-notes\/a-ticknado-watch-has-just-been-posted-for-your-area-be-prepared\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1713\/TickSpotters_LookInMyyard1563-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"45 ticks shown below a ruler with the caption &quot;Look at what was in my yard!&quot;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1713\/TickSpotters_LookInMyyard1563-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1713\/TickSpotters_LookInMyyard1563-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1713\/TickSpotters_LookInMyyard1563-364x364.jpg 364w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1713\/TickSpotters_LookInMyyard1563.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/tick-notes\/a-ticknado-watch-has-just-been-posted-for-your-area-be-prepared\/\">A &#8220;TICKNADO&#8221; WATCH HAS JUST BEEN POSTED FOR YOUR AREA &#8211; BE PREPARED!<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Just when you thought that the bloodsuckers of summer should be gone, some come back. TICKS. That's right! Not all types ... but one type that's especially dangerous -&nbsp;adult blacklegged ticks. Rather than being killed off by cooler nighttime temperatures -- even a frost or a freeze -- adult blacklegged tick populations are just rev-ving&hellip; <a class=\"excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/tick-notes\/a-ticknado-watch-has-just-been-posted-for-your-area-be-prepared\/\">Continue Reading<\/a><\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/tick-notes\/cdc-press-release\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1713\/CDC_RMSF_Epidemic-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"&quot;I Cost What?&quot; Brown dog tick infestation Prevention can save lives &amp; Money in RMSF epidemic (RMSF-Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1713\/CDC_RMSF_Epidemic-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1713\/CDC_RMSF_Epidemic-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1713\/CDC_RMSF_Epidemic-364x364.jpg 364w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1713\/CDC_RMSF_Epidemic-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1713\/CDC_RMSF_Epidemic.jpg 504w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/tick-notes\/cdc-press-release\/\">CDC Press Release: Prevention and early treatment of RMSF Rocky Mtn. Spotted Fever] in Arizona may save millions by preventing premature death and disability<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Several Arizona American Indian communities severely impacted by outbreak, CDC\/IHS study finds CDC Press Release excerpt:&nbsp;\"The mounting costs of an epidemic of Rocky Mountain spotted fever (RMSF) among several American Indian tribes in Arizona suggests that prevention and control efforts would be cost effective. A recent study released by experts at the Centers for Disease&hellip; <a class=\"excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/tick-notes\/cdc-press-release\/\">Continue Reading<\/a><\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/tick-notes\/can-you-find-the-nymphal-deer-tick\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1713\/TicksSmallAsAPoppySeed-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"The tick that give you Lyme disease is smaller than a poppy seed. Deer tick nymphs\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1713\/TicksSmallAsAPoppySeed-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1713\/TicksSmallAsAPoppySeed-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/tick-notes\/can-you-find-the-nymphal-deer-tick\/\">Can YOU find the nymphal deer tick?<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Updated June 7, 2024 TickSmart \"To-Do\" List for May\/June Spray all outdoor shoes with Permethrin Make sure pets are protected Have yard treated with effective tick killers Be especially vigilant about doing daily tick checks Send off kids' camp clothes to be treated &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Ticks the size of poppy seeds, loaded with pathogens&hellip; <a class=\"excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/tick-notes\/can-you-find-the-nymphal-deer-tick\/\">Continue Reading<\/a><\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/tick-notes\/where-the-ticks-are\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1713\/tickspotters_heatmaps_spring_2014-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"A map of Spring tick hot spots\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1713\/tickspotters_heatmaps_spring_2014-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1713\/tickspotters_heatmaps_spring_2014-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/tick-notes\/where-the-ticks-are\/\">Where The Ticks Are!<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Did you know that YOU and YOUR PETS can help monitor tick population trends and tickborne disease risk across America. Thousands of citizen scientists submitted REAL data that's helping... <a class=\"excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/tick-notes\/where-the-ticks-are\/\">Continue Reading<\/a><\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/tick-notes\/project-rodeo-rounding-up-varmint-brown-dog-ticks-reducing-human-disease\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1713\/Dog_OnFence_TickInfested-alt-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Image of a dog covered in brown dog ticks with the caption &quot;If not tended regularly, dogs can be heavily infested with brown dog ticks.&quot;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1713\/Dog_OnFence_TickInfested-alt-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1713\/Dog_OnFence_TickInfested-alt-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/tick-notes\/project-rodeo-rounding-up-varmint-brown-dog-ticks-reducing-human-disease\/\">Project Rodeo: Rounding Up Varmint Brown Dog Ticks, Reducing Human Disease<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Dec 16, 2014 The words 'good news' &amp; 'ticks' don't usually appear together. But here's an integrated tick management (ITM) success story. Between 2003-2012, with&nbsp;brown dog ticks&nbsp;as vectors and human cases of Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever (RMSF), including 19 deaths, spiraling upwards at &gt;150 times the national average among residents living on the American Indian&hellip; <a class=\"excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/tick-notes\/project-rodeo-rounding-up-varmint-brown-dog-ticks-reducing-human-disease\/\">Continue Reading<\/a><\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/tick-notes\/infestation-as-bad-as-infection-a-tick-horror-story\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1713\/BrownDogTicks_JustHorrible-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Brown dog ticks are...just horrible! Brown dog ticks don&#039;t transmit Lyme disease but can transmit Rocky mnt Spotted fever to people and pets as well as other nasty pet pathogens and they can INFEST homes.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1713\/BrownDogTicks_JustHorrible-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1713\/BrownDogTicks_JustHorrible-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1713\/BrownDogTicks_JustHorrible-364x364.jpg 364w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1713\/BrownDogTicks_JustHorrible-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1713\/BrownDogTicks_JustHorrible.jpg 504w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/tick-notes\/infestation-as-bad-as-infection-a-tick-horror-story\/\">Infestation As Bad As Infection! A Tick Horror Story<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">October 29, 2014 Blacklegged (deer) ticks usually take center stage in most people\u2019s tick talk. They ARE a major disease catalyst, capable of transmitting Lyme disease bacteria and at least 4 or 5 additional pathogens to people and pets. But it\u2019s good not to forget the \"plain Jane\" of ticks --&nbsp;Brown Dog ticks \u2013 because&hellip; <a class=\"excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/tick-notes\/infestation-as-bad-as-infection-a-tick-horror-story\/\">Continue Reading<\/a><\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/tick-notes\/12-things-kids-say-about-ticks\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1713\/learningkit_postitnotes_bagels-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"TickEncounter staff working with children to find nymphal ticks on poppyseed bagels\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1713\/learningkit_postitnotes_bagels-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1713\/learningkit_postitnotes_bagels-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/tick-notes\/12-things-kids-say-about-ticks\/\">12 Things Kids Say About Ticks<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">June 11, 2014 &nbsp; Like me, you may find that you live where ticks do. And if you do, you can either&nbsp;get tick bitten, or you can&nbsp;Get TickSmart! Getting TickSmart means knowing and using \"best practice\" strategies to prevent tick bites... because the only way to get a tickborne disease is to be bitten by&hellip; <a class=\"excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/tick-notes\/12-things-kids-say-about-ticks\/\">Continue Reading<\/a><\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/tick-notes\/whats-the-difference-between-inside-ticks-and-ticks-inside-plenty\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1713\/findingticksinhome_ticknotes-01-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Image of an american dog tick with the caption &quot;Finding ticks in your home or car can be freaky!&quot;\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/tick-notes\/whats-the-difference-between-inside-ticks-and-ticks-inside-plenty\/\">What&#8217;s The Difference Between Inside Ticks And Ticks Inside &#8211; PLENTY!<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Finding ticks in your home or car can be...freaky. But Spring and early Summer, especially, are times of the year that American dog ticks and sometimes other types, too, hitch a ride inside-on pets or clothing-only to show up when you least expect it, on walls, bedding, furniture, floors, tables, you name it! TickSpotters reports&hellip; <a class=\"excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/tick-notes\/whats-the-difference-between-inside-ticks-and-ticks-inside-plenty\/\">Continue Reading<\/a><\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/tick-notes\/brrrrr-polar-vorticks\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1713\/PolarVorTicks-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Dr. Thomas Mather bundled up for winter weather with a picture of a frozen questing tick\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/tick-notes\/brrrrr-polar-vorticks\/\">Brrrrr&#8230; Polar &#8220;Vorticks&#8221;!<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">January 29, 2014 &nbsp; Have you been wondering (hoping) if these brutal polar vortex episodes sweeping the eastern half of the nation are freezing the palps off of blacklegged (deer) ticks? It\u2019d be nice, right? Recently, when we put some adult female deer ticks in our own polar vortex (aka, the freezer), ticks&nbsp;were&nbsp;killed in 24&hellip; <a class=\"excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/tick-notes\/brrrrr-polar-vorticks\/\">Continue Reading<\/a><\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/tick-notes\/five-ticks-to-watch-out-for-this-fall\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1713\/dog-tick-adult-male-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"dog tick adult male\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1713\/dog-tick-adult-male-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1713\/dog-tick-adult-male-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1713\/dog-tick-adult-male.jpg 307w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/tick-notes\/five-ticks-to-watch-out-for-this-fall\/\">Five Ticks To Watch Out For This Fall<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Did you really think ticks were pretty much through for the year? Not so fast! And no matter if you live East, West, South or North, there's still going to be plenty of opportunity to get bitten during the Fall. Fortunately, most of the ticks active during the Fall are the larger adult stages, so&hellip; <a class=\"excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/tick-notes\/five-ticks-to-watch-out-for-this-fall\/\">Continue Reading<\/a><\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/tick-notes\/there-are-two-types-of-ticks-on-your-dog-or-cat\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1713\/Dog-eye-with-tick-Small-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"A female tick attached below a dog&#039;s eye\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1713\/Dog-eye-with-tick-Small-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1713\/Dog-eye-with-tick-Small-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/tick-notes\/there-are-two-types-of-ticks-on-your-dog-or-cat\/\">There Are Two Types Of Ticks On Your Dog or Cat<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">July 31, 2013&nbsp; It\u2019s a fact! Ticks on pets come in two varieties,&nbsp;attached and feeding&nbsp;or&nbsp;loose and wandering. This, of course, is in addition to the ticks being different species or in various lifestages. If there\u2019s any good news in this story, it\u2019s that ticks already attached and feeding on your pet are NOT very likely&hellip; <a class=\"excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/tick-notes\/there-are-two-types-of-ticks-on-your-dog-or-cat\/\">Continue Reading<\/a><\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/tick-notes\/california-dreamin\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1713\/DogParkAccessAcrossCreek_Thmb-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"dog park sign with a man walking in the background\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/tick-notes\/california-dreamin\/\">California Dreamin&#8217;<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">February 05, 2013 While ticks are either buried under snow, frozen into the ground , or just taking a rest over much of the northern tier of the USA this month, the winter \"green up\" in much of California is just what it takes to really \"heat up\" TickEncounter risk .... from Mendocino to Calabasas,&hellip; <a class=\"excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/tick-notes\/california-dreamin\/\">Continue Reading<\/a><\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/tick-notes\/ticks-definitely-dont-swim\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1713\/TicksDontSwim_06-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Image of a tick being flushed down the toilet with the caption &quot;Flushing a tick down the toilet should be the last you&#039;ll see of that critter. However, TERC recommends taping the tick, especially those found on family members, to an index card with the date and location found. Hang on to the card for six months or so, just in case unusual symptoms appear. That way you can always have the tick tested for pathogens.&quot;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1713\/TicksDontSwim_06-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1713\/TicksDontSwim_06-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/tick-notes\/ticks-definitely-dont-swim\/\">Ticks definitely don&#8217;t swim!<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">November 20, 2012 Here's a question we get occasionally: Can ticks swim or do they drown? A related comment that recently came in: I've heard that ticks can hold their breath for up to an hour and possibly longer? Oh, really? TickEncounter isn't aware of any \"formal\" research on either subject specifically but here's what&hellip; <a class=\"excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/tick-notes\/ticks-definitely-dont-swim\/\">Continue Reading<\/a><\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/tick-notes\/no-one-wants-a-golfing-tickencounter\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1713\/FallGolf_01-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"A group of men on a golf course with the caption &quot;Maybe you&#039;re still planning a few last rounds of golf this Fall. Did you know that in the northeastern and midwestern United States, October and November are the most active seasons for adult stage deer ticks?&quot;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1713\/FallGolf_01-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1713\/FallGolf_01-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/tick-notes\/no-one-wants-a-golfing-tickencounter\/\">No One Wants A Golfing TickEncounter!<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Still planning a few last rounds of golf this Fall? Did you know that adult stage deer ticks are most active from October into December in the Northeastern and Midwestern United States?&nbsp;Review these 6 images before your next game to Stay TickSafe : &nbsp; <a class=\"excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/tick-notes\/no-one-wants-a-golfing-tickencounter\/\">Continue Reading<\/a><\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/tick-notes\/borrelia\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1713\/bmiyamotoi_01_lg-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"spirochetes\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1713\/bmiyamotoi_01_lg-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1713\/bmiyamotoi_01_lg-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/tick-notes\/borrelia\/\">Borrelia miyamotoi<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">&nbsp; These days, many people would fill in that blank with \"Lyme disease\". Lyme disease, caused by an infection with the bacterium, Borrelia burgdorferi, is the most common tick-transmitted disease of humans worldwide. But Borrelia burgdorferi isn't the only pathogen transmitted by ticks. It's not even the only Borrelia. Ticks transmit the germs responsible for&hellip; <a class=\"excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/tick-notes\/borrelia\/\">Continue Reading<\/a><\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/tick-notes\/april-flowers-signal-early-tick-season\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1713\/april_flowers-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"White flowers on a branch\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1713\/april_flowers-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1713\/april_flowers-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/tick-notes\/april-flowers-signal-early-tick-season\/\">April Flowers Signal Early Tick Season!<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">April 7, 2012 As the saying goes, \"April showers bring May flowers\" but this year, many flowers are coming earlier than normal, due to one of the warmest winters on record. The normal \"seasonal phenology\" [defined as the study of the timing of natural events] has been advanced forward for some organisms by a few&hellip; <a class=\"excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/tick-notes\/april-flowers-signal-early-tick-season\/\">Continue Reading<\/a><\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/tick-notes\/ticks-are-crawling-up-my-walls-help\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1713\/CrawlingUpWalls-150x150.gif\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"A person vacuuming between couch cushions\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1713\/CrawlingUpWalls-150x150.gif 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1713\/CrawlingUpWalls-300x300.gif 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/tick-notes\/ticks-are-crawling-up-my-walls-help\/\">Ticks are crawling up my walls. Help!!<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">November 21, 2011 We've gotten a number of letters with pleas for information that often go something like this one: [S.E. , Commerce City CO]:&nbsp;\"We removed about 10 ticks from our small Chihuahua on October 2 but didn't know what they were. Three days before finding the ticks on the dog I found a tick&hellip; <a class=\"excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/tick-notes\/ticks-are-crawling-up-my-walls-help\/\">Continue Reading<\/a><\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/tick-notes\/a-tick-with-wings\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1713\/tickwithwings-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/tick-notes\/a-tick-with-wings\/\">A Tick With Wings?<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">September 01, 2011 In Fall, there's nothing more enjoyable than a walk in the woods, except for dealing with disease-carrying blacklegged ticks! Recently, we were reminded that adult blacklegged ticks aren't the only tiny creature likely to latch on in Fall. So, what's flat like a tick? Sucks blood like a tick? Gets on deer&hellip; <a class=\"excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/tick-notes\/a-tick-with-wings\/\">Continue Reading<\/a><\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/tick-notes\/dangerous-hitchhikers\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1713\/DangerousHitchhikers-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Arachnid world Ticks Sanda Markle Dangerous Hitchhikers\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1713\/DangerousHitchhikers-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1713\/DangerousHitchhikers-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1713\/DangerousHitchhikers-364x364.jpg 364w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1713\/DangerousHitchhikers.jpg 415w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/tick-notes\/dangerous-hitchhikers\/\">Dangerous Hitchhikers<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Feburary 08, 2011 There's a new book to help children (and adults) learn more about TICKS just in time for spring and summer, when families typically gear up to get outside and latch onto nature.&nbsp;Whether it's at camp, hiking, walking the dog, or just playing in the backyard, it's information you need to know about&hellip; <a class=\"excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/tick-notes\/dangerous-hitchhikers\/\">Continue Reading<\/a><\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/tick-notes\/exotick\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1713\/AmblyommaExornatum_TopWB_Web-gif-150x150.gif\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1713\/AmblyommaExornatum_TopWB_Web-gif-150x150.gif 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1713\/AmblyommaExornatum_TopWB_Web-gif-300x300.gif 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1713\/AmblyommaExornatum_TopWB_Web-gif-364x364.gif 364w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/tick-notes\/exotick\/\">Exotic(k)<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">January 14, 2011 Attention Monitor Lizard Owners: this TickEncounter story is for you!!&nbsp;Thought you couldn't have any more fun with your pet? ....well, how about if it brought you a SPECIAL tick encounter. Let's just call this one exotic(k). The adult-stage monitor lizard tick (Amblyomma exornatum) pictured, along with two others, were attached near the&hellip; <a class=\"excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/tick-notes\/exotick\/\">Continue Reading<\/a><\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/tick-notes\/texas-ticks-rarely-carry-human-pathogens\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1713\/TexasTicks-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Outline of Texas between two lone star ticks\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1713\/TexasTicks-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1713\/TexasTicks-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1713\/TexasTicks-364x364.jpg 364w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1713\/TexasTicks.jpg 415w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/tick-notes\/texas-ticks-rarely-carry-human-pathogens\/\">Texas Ticks Rarely Carry Human Pathogens<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">January 04, 2011 Not everything is bigger in Texas. For example, take tick infection rates \u2013&nbsp;that's the proportion of ticks infected with disease-causing microbes. In tiny Rhode Island, tick infection rates for serious tick-transmitted diseases like Lyme disease, human babesiosis, and human anaplasmosis typically range from 10 - 75% (depending on tick stage and microbial&hellip; <a class=\"excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/tick-notes\/texas-ticks-rarely-carry-human-pathogens\/\">Continue Reading<\/a><\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/tick-notes\/nuts-more-acorns-means-more-ticks\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1713\/EF-Nov-07-Banner-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Person holding acorns with the caption &quot;EcoFocus: A biweekly column in the Poughkeepsie Journal. Acorn glut signals lyme risk.&quot;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1713\/EF-Nov-07-Banner-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1713\/EF-Nov-07-Banner-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/tick-notes\/nuts-more-acorns-means-more-ticks\/\">NUTS! More acorns means more ticks?<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">December 06, 2010 Here's something to consider for those who like to plan ahead. More acorns in 2010&nbsp;means more Lyme-infected deer tick nymphs in 2012.&nbsp;According to Dr. Richard Ostfeld, a biologist at the Cary Institute for Ecosystem Studies in Dutchess Co. New York, there were more acorns this year than in the 20 years he's&hellip; <a class=\"excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/tick-notes\/nuts-more-acorns-means-more-ticks\/\">Continue Reading<\/a><\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/tick-notes\/entomologist-david-simser-cape-and-islands-tick-and-lyme-disease-specialist-dies-at-57\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1713\/DavidSimser-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"David Simer, a Barnstable County entomolgist who specialized in studying ticks and lyme disease, died Friday at 57. Cape Cod Times\/ Steve Heaslip\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1713\/DavidSimser-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1713\/DavidSimser-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/tick-notes\/entomologist-david-simser-cape-and-islands-tick-and-lyme-disease-specialist-dies-at-57\/\">Entomologist David Simser, Cape and Island&#8217;s tick and Lyme disease specialist, dies at 57<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">November 28, 2010 TickEncounter Resource Center is sad to note the untimely passing of a true TICK GUY \u2013 entomologist David Simser from the Barnstable MA Cooperative Extension.&nbsp;Trained as a forest entomologist at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, Dave later became the Cape and Islands tick specialist, helping to establish a tick surveillance and tick&hellip; <a class=\"excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/tick-notes\/entomologist-david-simser-cape-and-islands-tick-and-lyme-disease-specialist-dies-at-57\/\">Continue Reading<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<a class=\"cl-button  \" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/ticks-draft\/tick-notes\" title=\"\">tick notes archive<\/a>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TickNotes The TickGuy&#8217;s blog shares tick-related stories, highlights and notes from the region and around the world.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1338,"featured_media":16555,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-1537","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1537","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1338"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1537"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1537\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":23979,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1537\/revisions\/23979"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/16555"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tickencounter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1537"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}