Ticks

Tick Info – Recordings

As we head into summer make sure that you are keeping you, your family, and your animals tick safe.  Tim McDermott DVM, Assistant Professor and Extension Educator Agriculture and Natural Resources for Franklin County, recently recorded two webinars that can be viewed using the links listed below.  One is a shorter one focused on human safety done in collaboration with American Electric Power for their field staff, the other is a full hour presentation done in collaboration with EABU (Purdue, MSU, and USDA).

Also, don’t forget that OSU now has tick testing capabilites. You can find more info on that here: buckeyeticktest.osu.edu

Buckeye Tick Testing Website, Fundraiser, and Upcoming Webinar

The long-awaited Buckeye Tick Testing Laboratory at Ohio State University is up and running and ready to accept samples!  Here is the link to the laboratory: https://buckeyebugbite.osu.edu/

There is also a fundraiser going on right now to help buld more capcity for the lab. Consider making a contribuiton to help support the work of this lab: https://buckeyefunder.osu.edu/project/45522

To answer client questions and promote awareness, there will also a webinar on Wednesday May 7th at 4pm:
Please join us for an engaging presentation on tick species, tick pathogens, tick-borne diseases, tick bite prevention, and proper tick removal featuring Ohio State tick experts, Tim McDermott, DVM, assistant professor, Ohio State Extension, College of Food, Agriculture, and Environmental Sciences, and Risa Pesapane, PhD, associate professor, College of Veterinary Medicine and College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences. This hour-long webinar will also highlight Ohio State’s new tick-borne pathogen testing service, Buckeye Tick Test. The Ohio State University Infectious Diseases Institute and the College of Veterinary Medicine are partnering to host this webinar to bring attention to the growing public health concern caused by the exploding tick population in the Buckeye State.
Here is the link to register:
https://osu.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_esoUKj-HQiewalmw6aYoBw