CSU Professor @WestConn | Medical Entomology, Tick Ecology, Backyard ITM, Lyme Prevention Epi | Mom, Cheese Plater, Chicken-Lady | she/her

Connecticut, USA
Joined November 2011
Gettin’ ticky with it... #ticks #ixodes #summer
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Oh @Poshmarkapp why are you doing me wrong? You took $2800+ from my bank account for an unauthorized payment and then told me there is nothing you can do? This is how you treat loyal customers?
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Scientists! We have two open faculty positions in our WCSU Biology dept, one for a biologist using bioinformatics and the other for a climate scientist: wcsu.edu/hr/employment/curre… #biology #faculty #pui #CT #academia #climate #careers
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It really is time to say goodbye to Twitter (X). It is going to be tough to start over again but I hope you will join me where the skies are blue: [at]ticklab.bsky.social #byebyeelon
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Was hoping to get off of Twitter (X). If you’re on BlueSky will you follow me? [at]ticklab.bsky.social. Meanwhile, are folks planning to still use X during #EntSoc24 this week? I want to leave but am also nervous to cut this cord! @EntsocAmerica
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Folks in CT and nearby NY areas: WCSU needs a Physics instructor: bit.ly/WCSUphysics #physics #teaching #jobs
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Job seekers: My dept. at WCSU is seeking a Science Technical Specialist. We need someone awesome to join our team! Please share! bit.ly/3yaQBQx #science #laboratory #careers #biology #chemistry #HigherEd #CT #NewEngland #jobseekers
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Well it finally happened…we ran out of unique colors for our #tick mark-recapture work. TBH we didn’t expect I scap nymphs to live this long in mowed lawns. Week 8! 😳
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Neeta Pardanani Connally retweeted
Do you do field work on vectors/arthropods of medical and veterinary relevance❓ 🦟🦠🪰 … or know someone who does❓ Please fill out and SHARE this short survey on biosafety practices in field research: docs.google.com/forms/d/1XP-… @ASTMH @MUVE_ESA @_SOVE_ @AMCAmosquito @LSTMvector
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Anyone using a phone microscope attachment to view arthropods on the field? Looking for inexpensive options.
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Our Tickborne Disease Prevention Laboratory is looking for local properties to survey for tick research. Learn how you can participate. @ticklab news.wcsu.edu/wcsu-tick-lab-…
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Get to know the @YaleEIP one project at a time. This month the Tickborne Diseases Network (TickNET) - part 2! ysph.yale.edu/emerging-infec… @YaleEMD @CTDPH @ticklab
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#FranTick doesn’t get out much, mostly because she is HUGE and has limited peripheral vision (and ahem, we have research to do). But I kinda keep hoping someone will double-dog dare me to take her to a conference full of #tick nerds who might appreciate how truly great she is!
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So, like, I don’t disagree with this advice I guess… but it’s not exactly a fortune.
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Not sure who you are, but can we be friends? #ticks #vanityplate #Virginia
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AMAZING work being done by SECVBD collaborators at the UF/IFAS PIE Center!
🚨 New #article alert! In this study, we analyzed how people discuss #ticks and #tickbornediseases on Twitter, revealing key takeaways for public health messaging! @secvbd 🔗 doi.org/10.3389/fcomm.2024.1…
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Great swag at today’s VBD symposium @CT_CAES!
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That time on Royal Pains (Netflix) when suddenly the doc pulled a blacklegged #tick out of a guy’s ear, saving the patient’s future football career! 🤪
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Neeta Pardanani Connally retweeted
Looking for CT residents to take a short survey about their lawn care practices. The results will help us refine our vegetation-focused #tick management study planned for this spring. Please share! @thetickguy @YaleEIP @westconn @WCSU_MSBio
If you live in CT, we need you! Help us prevent backyard tick bites by telling us about your lawn care practices using this short survey: Bit.ly/ctlawn #CT #ticks #lawn #mowing #Lyme
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