@TicksRock
Joined October 2012
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Thought ticks were terrifying? They just got worse. Turns out they can use static electricity ⚡️ to launch through the air onto hosts, including you! Here's a thread about our new paper w/ @Katie__Lihou, Daniel Robert, out today in @CurrentBiology doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2023.0… 🧵👇
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We are hiring! We are looking for a Manager for the Biological Sciences support facility. This is a fulltime position with benefits. Start date is as soon as possible. Please spread the word. jobs.odu.edu/postings/18640
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Super presentation about the Tick Bot by @LexiWhite27 from the @ODUTickTeam. This technology has potential for tick surveillance & control. Exciting to see innovative solutions being developed for important public health issues @EB_Entsoc @EntsocAmerica @MUVE_ESA @TicksRock
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We need to talk. Opossums just don't eat nearly as many ticks as folks have been led to believe. It's not the opossum's fault - ticks just aren't a great food source. You understand, right? 📷 Jessica Bolser/USFWS
Opossum in tall grass

ALT Opossum in tall grass

American dog tick on fabric

ALT American dog tick on fabric

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Tickbots have taken over ⁦@UofSC⁩! Ticks beware! ⁦@Kynny_B⁩ ⁦@laurenturner54⁩ ⁦@secvbd⁩ ⁦@hanna_waltz⁩
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Join us on the coast and study marine megafauna! Asst Prof job (TT) focused on the biology, physiology, behavior, ecology, and/or evolution of megafauna inhabiting the world’s oceans, including large fishes, marine mammals, sea turtles, and seabirds. (1/2) jobs.odu.edu/postings/17184
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Help us prevent, detect, & respond to the Asian longhorned tick & Theileria orientalis Ikeda in the region. We are looking for 2 post docs to start in Jan/Feb 2023. Ideally they will work well together as a #team. Descriptions & how to apply below (1/4)
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Congratulations @lisaluvsciens! Dr. Shollenberger received a 2-yr award from Virginia’s Commonwealth Health Research Board. @ShollyLab will work with collaborator, @WLHynes, to conduct a proof-of-concept study to develop vaccines against tick-borne diseases. #TBD #vaccines #CHRB
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Celebrating the amazing teamwork that led to the $10M renewal of our CDC Southeastern Center of Excellence in Vector-Borne Diseases (SECVBD) & five more years of public health service to the SE. blogs.ifas.ufl.edu/news/2022…

UF-led center continues fight against diseases spread by mosquitoes, ticks - News

The Southeast Regional Center of Excellence in Vector-Borne Disease will continue its work for another five years, thanks to CDC funding.

blogs.ifas.ufl.edu
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The @FL_VBDCoE has partnered with researchers from @ODU, @UofSC and @GADPH to conduct target tick sampling along shared interstate border counties. About 20,000 ticks were collected and are currently undergoing a multi-center pooled screening for Rickettsia and Ehrlichia species.
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The @INHSillinois Med Ent Lab is hiring for TWO salaried jobs in #mosquito & #tick research/surveillance! Work w/outstanding colleagues in a great environment! Deadline April 11th! Sr. Scientific Specialist: tinyurl.com/5n86ajyy Scientific Specialist: tinyurl.com/2p8ywjym
Members of the INHS Medical Entomology Lab out to lunch.

ALT Members of the INHS Medical Entomology Lab out to lunch.

Members of the INHS Medical Entomology Lab at the 2021 Annual Meeting of the Illinois Mosquito & Vector Control Association.

ALT Members of the INHS Medical Entomology Lab at the 2021 Annual Meeting of the Illinois Mosquito & Vector Control Association.

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Holly Gaff retweeted
xkcd@xkcd_rss5 Feb 2022
Sea Chase xkcd.com/2577/
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I love rediscovering old articles and all the joy that old style of writing can bring on a cold, Friday afternoon. “The types were recorded from "man and in a chicken house," Lakeside, Calif.” “Dogs are often so heavily infested as to become emaciated, cross, and unsightly"
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For those wanting to read more... jstor.org/stable/3273061

Distribution and Hosts of Certain North American Ticks | JSTOR

F. C. Bishopp, Helen Louise Trembley, Distribution and Hosts of Certain North American Ticks, The Journal of Parasitology, Vol. 31, No. 1, Feb., 1945

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👀 On a quest for #CEUs? Don't forget about our FREE online mosquito & tick courses! Check out our website to see more details and which states are currently approved for credit: cdcsercoevbd-flgateway.org/t… Photo credit: CDC
This photograph depicts a dorsal view of a female Gulf Coast tick, Amblyomma maculatum, questing on a blade of grass.

ALT This photograph depicts a dorsal view of a female Gulf Coast tick, Amblyomma maculatum, questing on a blade of grass.

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Holly Gaff retweeted
Jeremy Cox@Jeremy_Cox4 Oct 2021
Many thanks to ⁦@TicksRock⁩ for letting me tag along on your tick hunt today on the #ESVA. Now I have a new way to play bingo! – at Salisbury, MD
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Replying to @ODU
@ODU Professor Holly Gaff and her @ODUTickTeam were featured on @WAVY_News, talking about ticks in the Hampton Roads region. In particular, @TicksRock spoke about how some tick-borne illnesses may resemble COVID-19 symptoms. wavy.com/news/local-news/nor…
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Trends and Opportunities in Tick-Borne Disease Geography dlvr.it/S0LrVV

Trends and Opportunities in Tick-Borne Disease Geography - PubMed

Tick-borne diseases are a growing problem in many parts of the world, and their surveillance and control touch on challenging issues in medical entomology, agricultural health, veterinary medicine,...

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Just launched 🚀: Online Tick Training Course! We are excited to share a FREE online "Tick 101" course developed by SECVBD tick experts @TicksRock and @LexiWhite27 and with support by @UF_IFAS. Learn more and enroll here: ow.ly/Y3k250ELH21
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Our tick surveillance program is looking to hire a research staff. If you are interested in tracking the emergence of ticks and tick-borne diseases in New York, email me: [email protected]
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