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Crowdsourced Surveillance Program Improves Public Understanding of Tickborne Diseases

A study evaluating tick identification via photos submitted to public health labs finds that IDs of the three most medically important tick species were correct more than 98 percent of the time.

Entomology Today August 20, 2020 Leave a Comment

Why Science Communication Ought to Be Part of the Job for Entomologists

For plenty of scientists, a day in the field or in the lab—i.e., getting knee-deep in science—is their favorite part of the job. Interacting with the public, with media, or […]