Spring marks the start of nymphal blacklegged tick season, and this year the newest version 3.2.0 of The Tick App has been released. Through citizen science, we examine the ways human behavior and day-to-day activities influence people’s risk for tick-borne diseases and tick exposure. The Tick App features daily logs, tick identification services, local tick activity reports, tick check reminders, and more!. Turning on location services can inform you about local blacklegged tick activity.
As work from home and social distancing will limit research and education on tick-borne diseases…
As a resident of this community, we would like to invite you to discuss with us the risk of tick exposure in the area, as well as your personal experiences with ticks and prevention methods you undertake to reduce risks. We will also discuss our research findings to date and our future plans. We look forward to any feedback you can provide.
For this purpose, we are holding a 1-hour meeting scheduled at different convenient locations and times on Staten Island:
- March 8th 2pm – JCC Manor Rd.
- March 9th 1pm – Huguenot Library
- March 9th 5pm – JCC Manor Rd.
- March 10th 1pm – CYO-MIV…
We have multiple paid research assistant positions for the 2020 summer field season to work on one of these projects:
Human risk: We will evaluate the human exposure to ticks and the risk of Lyme disease in yards close to parks and green spaces.
Ecology of ticks in natural areas: We will examine the natural transmission cycle of the Lyme disease and the ecology of the ticks species found in parks across Staten Island