There ARE more ticks in more places than ever before. Find out what it means to be TickSmart™, our new campaign to reinforce EVERY DAY PRACTICES.

Poppy seed sized ticks are back! Protect your pet and yourself! Protect your pet and yourself! TickEncounter Resource Center TERC Mission YouTube How To Remove a Tick Be TickSmart. Stay TickSafe! Life cycle deer tick
Starting May 1, it's time to look for TICKS THE SIZE OF POPPY SEEDS! Can you find the nymphal stage Deer tick on this poppy seed bagel?
If April showers bring May flowers, what do April flowers bring? You're gonna want to know the answer!
The month of March heralds the return of tick season in much of the USA, and throughout the north-temperate region of the globe.
1,000,000 YouTube views and counting! That's the number of people who now know how to remove a tick safely.
Be TickSmart™ Stay TickSafe! Support our team at the University of Rhode Island safeguard the lives of people in your community.
Learn more about the the URI TickEncounter Resource Center and our mission .
Learn when different stages of Ixodes scapularis (a.k.a. blacklegged or deer tick) are active .
  • TERC events are coming up! 5.12, 5.14, 5.17

    May 12: Make sure to attend the URI East Farm Spring Festival EARLY! Early bird special, permethrin tick repellent for your shoes! Visit our Events section for more details.

    May 14: Tick Town Hall Meeting, FREE!

    May 17: More Ticks in More Places Presentation: How the ever-changing ecology of tick-borne diseases in the Northeastern US affects you! in Events
  • Interview: Tick-Bite Protection In Your Yard

    Tick and health experts say certain environmental factors are setting us up for what could be the worst year for deer ticks and Lyme disease on record. TickEncounter [TERC] recently sat down with two of Rhode Island's newest TickSmart™ Certified deer tick control experts - Greg Carbone of the Bartlett Tree Experts and Ames Kaiser of Ocean State Tick Control - to discuss their thoughts on tick-bite prevention for this tick season. in Resources > Interviews
  • Winter ticks affecting Maine moose population

    Article on SunJournal.com by Terry Karkos reveals Winter tick problem in Maine. "Winter tick 'cluster bombs' in the tens of thousands have ambushed moose this month and last. The arachnids are taking their first blood meal and settling in for the winter." in News