UMaine Extension Tick Lab researchers confirm presence of invasive Asian longhorned tick in Maine - UMaine News - University of Maine The University of Maine and the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry (DACF) have confirmed the presence of an invasive Asian longhorned tick (Haemaphysalis longicornis) in the st...

The UMaine Tick Lab recently confirmed the first detection of Asian longhorned tick in Maine.
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Cover of UMaine's 2024 annual tick report showing images of three adult ticks

The UMaine Tick Lab's 2024 annual report detailing the information gathered through our passive tick surveillance program is now available at ticks.umaine.edu. Check it out!

Winter tick larvae on pant-leg

Cow moose

While looking for ticks at one of our long-term monitoring sites in northern Maine, one of our students encountered clusters of winter tick larvae. Winter ticks pose a serious threat to Maine's iconic moose population, with infestations reaching over 100,000 ticks on a single moose in some cases.

Great starter pack! Could I be added as well?

Thanks Shaun! Looking forward to hearing from you on the tick samples.

Hi Shaun, mind if I join?

Effects of Peromyscus spp. (Rodentia: Cricetidae) presence, land use, and ecotone on Ixodes scapularis (Acari: Ixodidae) ecology in an emergent area for tick-borne disease Abstract. As the range of Ixodes scapularis Say expands, host abundance and land use can play important roles in regions where ticks and their associated p

We took a look at the differences in tick infestation and pathogen prevalence between the white-footed mouse and deer mouse in Maine. We also developed a novel multiplex assay for distinguishing between these two species while testing for tick-borne pathogens.

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