Winter weather doesn’t mean time to stop thinking about ticks. Certainly not for the Don’t Get Ticked New York team here at the NYSIPM program. Tick are active year round, and are out looking for hosts We’ve continued to provide resources and give talks around the state, and update our own resources. Visit the Don’t…Continue Reading #Ticks. Avoid Them. Remove Them. Here’s How.
Minimize tick risk while minimizing pesticide risk
“I already found a tick on me!” – many people across NY Many New Yorkers still equate tick activity with summertime, but blacklegged ticks, the ones that carry Lyme disease, anaplasmosis, babesiosis, Powassan virus, and Borrelia miamyoti, are most active in the spring and fall. (They can actually be active year round if the temperature…Continue Reading Minimize tick risk while minimizing pesticide risk