Tick IPM Series
Blacklegged tick. Photo by Lisa Ames, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org.
Recordings
Tick IPM #1: Strategies and Barriers to the Prevention of Tick-Borne Disease
June 10, 2020 — View recording of “Tick IPM #1: Strategies and Barriers to the Prevention of Tick-Borne Disease”
Tick IPM #2: What Happens When/If Reducing Source or Preventing Tick Bites Has Failed
June 24, 2020 — View recording of “Tick IPM #2: What Happens When/If Reducing Source or Preventing Tick Bites Has Failed”
Tick IPM #3: Asian Longhorned Tick IPM
July 13, 2020 — View recording of “Tick IPM #3: Asian Longhorned Tick IPM”
Upcoming Webinars
Tick IPM #4: Habitat Management for Vector-Borne Diseases
August 10, 2020, 11:00 a.m.
Dr. Gardner will address the impacts of forest management on tick ecology and tick-borne pathogen transmission dynamics.
Registration link: https://cornell.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_YxUsY_OxQhC9Afk6o16v3A
Tick IPM #5: Pathogens Found in Ticks Collected on School Grounds and Public Parks
September 14, 2020, 1:00 p.m.
Drs. Gangloff-Kaufmann and Goodman will discuss their research on determining tick distribution on school grounds and in public parks. Drs. Lampman and Frye will highlight their highly effective Don’t Get Ticked New York! educational campaign.
Registration link: https://cornell.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_dNruF3UhSnanBfSMM0MTcw
Tick IPM #6: Host-Targeted Tick Control—What Works, What Doesn’t, and What’s New
September 30, 2020, 11:00 a.m.
Dr. Li will discuss IPM tools available for tick control, including host-targeted pesticide application products and biopesticides that he is testing in an ongoing USDA tick-control project in Howard County, MD.
Registration link: https://cornell.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_waueZOxrTCaIQc-AQsiJnw
Tick IPM #7: Leaf Litter/Snow Removal for Tick Reduction
October 7, 2020, 11:00 a.m.
This webinar will focus on developing preventative landscaping methods to reduce blacklegged tick populations. Research has suggested that both leaf litter and snow were overwintering predictors for nymphal tick survival.
Registration link: https://cornell.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_w_AzvLSESey23sgy2nm2Vg