Information on how to protect your livestock, farmworkers and others from ticks and tick-borne diseases. Please check back frequently as we are continuously updating these resources!
Ticks on Farms (General):
Farmers and Ticks: What You Need to Know (PennState Extension)
Got Ticks? How and Why to Take Action FarmSafe Podcast S3E16 (Podcast
Keeping Yourself and Others Safe from Ticks (Cornell Small Farms Program)
Livestock and Ticks: What you need to know. (Cornell Coop. Extension)
Protecting Livestock Against Ticks (PennState Extension)
Livestock IPM (Cornell)
Equine:
Borrelia burgdorferi infection and Lyme disease (American Association of Equine Practitioners)
External Parasite and Vector Control Guidelines: Ticks (American Association of Equine Practitioners)
Equine Granulocytic Anaplasmosis (American Association of Equine Practitioners)
Equine Piroplasmosis: Frequently Asked Questions (Maine Coop. Extension)
Equine Piroplasmosis (USDA APHIS)
Horses and Ticks Don’t Mix – Protecting Your Horses from Tick Bites (PennState Extension)
Lyme Disease in Horses. (Cornell). Video
Lyme Disease Multiplex Testing for Horses (Cornell)
Managing the Asian Longhorned Tick: Checklist of Best Tick Management Practices for Horse Owners (Virginia Tech Coop. Ext.) -> Note – The Asian Longhorned Tick has yet to be identified in VT
Protecting Your Horses from Tick Bites (PennState Extension). Video
Ticks, Lyme Disease, and Other Tick-Borne Diseases in Horses (Rutgers Univ.)
Ticks and Horses (Univ. of Illinois Extension)
Tick Diseases in Horses (Minnesota Extension)
Resources in Numerous Languages:
CDC Resources in Languages Other than English: Enter “tick” into search box
Health Information in Many Languages (VT Dept. of Health): Enter “tick” into search box
Ticks: What you need to know: Vermont Language Justice Project YouTube Channel (Videos)
Tick-Borne Diseases (CDC NIOSH)
Other Related Content:
Healthy Farms Healthy Agriculture (Univ. of VT): Enter ‘tick’ under search option
Reducing Farmer Risk from Ticks and Tick-Borne Diseases (Cornell NERME Project Report)
Reducing Tick-Borne Disease Risk in the Agricultural Community (Northeast Center for Occupational Health and Safety)
Last update: June 2024