Information on how to protect your livestock, farmworkers and others from ticks and tick-borne diseases. Please check back frequently as we are continuously adding to these resources!
UVM Generated Resources:
Posters & Factsheets:
Tick Check Poster (English) Download
Tick Check Poster (Spanish) Download
Horse Tick Check Poster Download
Presentations:
- Ticks on the Farm – Tips to Protect Yourself and Your Animals (Rodale Institute) – VIDEO coming soon | PPT Download
- Where the Field Meets the Forest: Tick Safety On & Off the Farm (Univ. of VT) – VIDEO | PPT Download
Links to Other General Resources About Ticks:
- Centers for Disease Control & Prevention: Ticks
- VT Department of Health: Information on Ticks in VT
- VT Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets: Ticks
What to do After a Bite Guidelines (CDC)
Free Resources in Other Languages:
- CDC Resources in Languages Other than English: Enter “lyme” 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)
- NIOSH Fast Facts: Protecting Yourself from Ticks and Mosquitoes (Spanish)
- AgSafe Spider and Tick Safety | Spanish
Ticks on Farms & on Livestock (General):
- Controlling Flies and Ticks in Your Livestock (UMD Extension)
- External Parasites (AVMA)
- Farmers and Ticks: What You Need to Know (PennState Extension)
- Farm Safety Check: Tick-borne Disease (UMASH – Upper Midwest Agricultural Safety & Health Center)
- 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)
- Livestock IPM (Cornell)
- Preventing Disease Transmission in Livestock and Poultry: Vectors – Ticks (Iowa State)
- Protecting Livestock Against Ticks (PennState Extension)
- Reducing Ticks on the Farm (US Farm Data)
- Talking to Your Workers About Ticks (Cornell Workforce Development)
- Tick Control (Merck Veterinary Manual)
Cattle:
- Asian Longhorned Tick: How to Protect Your Livestock and Farm (Cornell)
- Bovine Anaplasmosis (USDA)
- Bovine Anaplasmosis; Prevention, Management and Treatment (OSU Beef Team) VIDEO
- Checking Cattle for Ticks (UT Beef & Forage Center) VIDEO
- Combating Horn Flies and Ticks in Your Cattle Operation (Post Rock Extension)
- How to Check Your Cattle for Ticks (UMD Extension)
- Practical strategies to blunt the Asian Longhorned Tick’s impact on Michigan cattle, sheep and goat herds (Michigan State University)
- Theileria orientalis (an emerging threat) (USDA)
- The Asian Longhorned Tick and Theileria orientalis in cattle (Indiana BOAH) VIDEO
- The Asian Longhorn Tick and Concerns for Theileria in Ohio (OSU Beef Team) VIDEO
Tick Testing:
- Univ. of New Hampshire (NH)
- Univ. of Maine (ME)
- BEBOP Labs (NH & VT)
- Tick Report (MA) – accepts specimens from VT
- Tick Research Lab of PA
Companion Animals:
Companion Animal Parasite Council (CAPC)
Other Related Content:
Other Related Content:
- Farm Labor Dashboard (Univ of VT)
- 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)
Other Tick Awareness Posters (featuring farmers/farmworkers):
- Live in Tick Country? Do a Daily Tick Check! (POSTER featuring a farmer) (NYS IPM Program)
- CDC Communication Resources – Graphics for Outdoor Workers (scroll down their page to find)
Use of this site is for general information about tick identification, testing services, management strategies and dissemination of research results conducted by the Univ. of VT, Integrated Tick Management Program. We do not provide specific medical advice or endorse specific products or companies. Please consult your primary care provider or veterinarian if you suspect a tick-borne illness.
Last update: October 2025