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Tick Encounter Resource Center
Think TICK... Take ACTION!
Community Question: What are the best preventive measures against ticks when preparing for a weekend hike through the woods?
Think TICK... Take ACTION!
 Tweezers |
 Inspect |
 Clothing Repellent |
 Kill the critters |
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Use pointy tweezers for safe removal. |
Check your body for ticks at least once a day.
Watch our documentary
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Use repellents with permethrin on clothing, not skin. |
Spray the tick habitat around the perimeter of your yard.
How do I protect myself and family
, my yard
, my pets
against ticks?
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New application: Tick Bite Locator©
Date: 12.17.2009
To prevent diseases like Lyme disease and others, you need to do a DAILY TICK CHECK.
Different species and stages of ticks tend to attach to the same places whenever they bite. The Tick Bite Locator© will guide you to the most likely spots on your body that you should be regularly checking for the different species and stages of ticks you might encounter.
You need to install the Unity 3D web player plug-in to use the Tick Bite Locator©. It is free to use and the install will take place directly in your browser.
New Contest
Grand prize winner selected for tick-bite protection from TERC!
Date: 12.17.2009
Grand prize winner! Thomas from Blairstown, NJ!
Check out our weekly winner's action plans and learn more about the grand prize.The tick-bite protection contest is now over.
The Tick Encounter Resource Center (TERC) “Think TICK...Take Action! Toolbox” is full of strategies for tick bite protection and disease prevention. But there are a lot of other things that people do to try and keep safe. We’re asking “TickEncounter” visitors to share how they keep themselves safe.
In partnership with Insect Shield Repellent Apparel, we're very pleased to announce this brand new contest open to everyone. To enter and have a chance to win, all you have to do is submit your answer to this month’s question.
"Ick....Ticks!" Girl Scouts Learn How To Protect Themselves And Earn Tick Control Awareness Patch
Date: 10.05.2009
Over 75 Girl Scouts earned a Tick Control Awareness patch during a Fall Fun Day on September 20, 2009, but more importantly the girls learned steps to protect themselves from tick bites and disease
Additional information as well as the patch requirements can be obtained by emailing the Tick Encounter Resource Center at terc@uri.edu.
All’s Quiet ... except for the larvae!!
Date: 9.14.2009
Tick bites are down during this quiet time in the year. However, learn why it's still a crucial part in the life cycle of ticks and tick-borne disease.
The life cycle of Babesia microti
Date: 7.28.2009
Babesia are malaria-like parasites transmitted by blood feeding ticks. Take a look at TERC's 3 minute video on YouTube, demonstrating the life cycle of Babesia microti, starting in the blood of white-footed mice. Follow the parasite as it is ingested by deer ticks, and finally is transmitted to humans through tick saliva.
Animal Planet: Monsters Inside Me
Date: 7.01.2009
Animal Planet interviewed Thomas Mather from our Tick Encounter Resource Center for their series "Monster Inside Me". The show first aired on July 1, 2009 on Animal Planet. Dr. Mather will be included in the episode on Babesiosis.
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 regional tick abundance combined with additional species.
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!
Are you concerned about the serious health threat caused by ticks?
Would you like to make appropriate tick-borne diseases prevention programming more widely available? If you answered yes to these questions, please consider supporting the Tick Encounter Resource Center at the University of Rhode Island. Proceeds help support tick-bite prevention programs.