Tag: tick-borne diseases

New CDC Tick Study Adds to Promise of Permethrin-Treated Clothing

Experiments conducted at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention showed clothing treated with permethrin had strong toxic effects on three primary germ-carrying tick species, interfering with the ticks’ ability to move properly and likely interfering with their ability to bite.

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In Tick Management, Species Matters

One key factor plays a role in how well any particular tick-management method might work: Which tick species is it best suited for? A new guide in the Journal of Integrated Pest Management reviews research on tick management tools and their effectiveness on three tick species: the blacklegged tick, the lone star tick, and the American dog tick.

CDC Study Sheds Light on New Lyme Disease-Causing Bacteria

A new species of bacteria that causes Lyme disease needs the same amount of time for transmission after a tick bite compared to previously implicated bacteria, according to new research […]

Entomological Society of America Issues Statement on Tick-borne Diseases

The Entomological Society of America (ESA) recently released a statement (http://www.entsoc.org/ticks) supporting the creation and implementation of a national strategy using Integrated Tick Management to better control tick populations and […]