Factsheets | Presentations | Reports (UVM)
Bat Ticks in Vermont (Factsheet)
Creating an Unfriendly Yard for Ticks with Landscaping (Factsheet)
Getting Batty About the Soft Tick Part 1: Bat Ticks (& Bugs): VT Pest Management Operators Meeting, Nov. 1, 2022 (Presentation)
Initial Survey Summary of Specialty Crop Producers about Ticks & Bite Prevention Practices in Northern New England (Research Summary)
VT Department of Health: Information on Ticks in VT
VT Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets: Ticks
Centers for Disease Control & Prevention: Ticks
Maine.gov: Vector borne Disease Surveillance Epidemiology Program
NH Department of Agriculture, Markets & Food
NH Department of Health & Human Services: Lyme & Other Tickborne Diseases
University Research & Extension
Backyard Integrated Pest Management (Western CT State Univ. & Univ. of RI)
Binghamton University Tick-borne Disease Center (NY)
Cary Institute (NY): The Tick Project
Cape Cod Cooperative Extension (UMASS): Ticks & Bugs
Cornell CALS: Don’t Get Ticked NY
Mass.gov: Tick-borne Diseases
ME Medical Research Institute: Vector-borne Disease Lab
New England Center of Excellence in Vector-Borne Diseases (NEWVEC)
Northeast Regional Center for Excellence in Vector-Borne Diseases (NEVBD)
Northern Vermont University
NYC Ticks (Colombia Univ.)
Rutgers Center for Vector Biology (NJ)
Thangamani Lab – Upstate Medical University (NY)
The Allen Lab – Middlebury College – VT
Tick Encounter (Univ. of Rhode Island)
Ticks in ME (ME Medical Research Institute)
Tickborne Disease Prevention Laboratory (Connally Research Lab): Western CT State Univ.
University of ME – Cooperative Extension: Tick Lab
University of Vermont Project ECHO Lyme Disease & Tick-borne Illness Resources
Integrated Tick Management Webinar: NEVBD & CT Agricultural Experiment Station
Residential Tick Management Film Series: Spray Safe, PLay Safe
Tickology Tick Prevention & Management YouTube Series: Cape Cod Cooperative Extension (UMASS)
Tick IPM Series (Northeastern IPM Center) – Seven Total
TickTalk with TickReport Webinars (UMASS) – Over 15 to choose from
Ticks in Vermont: Vermont Coverts – Woodlands for Wildlife 3-24-2024
Vermont does not offer a tick testing service. However, you can have your tick identified by the VAAFM. Details HERE Several labs below will test your ticks for disease-causing pathogens for a fee.
BEBOP Labs (NH & VT)
(residents only) CT State Agricultural Experiment Station
CT Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory (UCONN)
(residents only) University of Maine – Cooperative Extension: Tick Testing
ECO Laboratory (MA)
IdentifyUS (MA)
Quest Diagnostics
Test Ticks (NJ)
(residents only) Thangamani Lab – Upstate Medical University (NY)
Tickcheck (PA)
Ticknology
Tick Diagnostic Testing (East Stroudsburg University PA)
Tick Report (MA)
Tick Research Lab of PA
Integrated Pest Management: Guide to Ticks & Tick-borne Diseases (Univ. of Missouri)
Managing Exposure To Ticks on Your Property (Kirby C. Stafford III, Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station)
Preventing Ticks in the Yard (CDC)
Residential Tick Management Film Series: Spray Safe, Play Safe
Tick Control (Maine Medical Research Institute)
Tick Management handbook: An integrated guide for homeowners, pest control operators, and public health officials for the prevention of tick-associated disease. (Kirby C. Stafford III, Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station)
Tick Management Tips (NEIPM Center)
Tick Prevention & Property Management (Maine.gov)
Tick IPM Working Group
Tick-Borne Illness Advocacy & Disease Prevention
American Lyme Disease Foundation
BLAST Lyme & Tick-Borne Disease Prevention Program (CT)
International Lyme & Associated Diseases Society (ILADS)
LivLyme Foundation
Lyme Disease Association, Inc.
PA Lyme Resource Network
Tick FREE New Hampshire
Vermont Lyme (VTLyme.org)
The Tick App
TickCheck App
TickTracker App
Tick Tracker: Vermont Department of Health
Last update: June 2024