WCSU Tickborne Disease Prevention Lab

Members of the the Connally Lab (WCSU Tick Lab) tweeting from the field, lab, and beyond. We care about #ticks so you don’t have to. Our tweets, our views!

[WCSU Tickborne Disease Prevention Lab @ConnallyLab]

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: https://t.co/x4P6wMrHUf #CT #ticks #lawn #mowing #Lyme

[WCSU Tickborne Disease Prevention Lab @ConnallyLab]

Help Tick Lab researchers understand the effects of mowing on ticks in your CT backyard by completing this anonymous 5-10 minute survey! Please share the survey with CT family and friends! Click this link to start the survey: https://t.co/BnOa7PnHzQ

[WCSU Tickborne Disease Prevention Lab @ConnallyLab]

#frantick from the WCSU @ticklab and @wcsubiology spreading awareness about blacklegged ticks today at the @westconn health fair! @WestconnRec

[WCSU Tickborne Disease Prevention Lab @ConnallyLab]

Many people in the Northeast encounter #ticks in their own yards! If you find one, you can get it tested through your local CT health department.

[WCSU Tickborne Disease Prevention Lab @ConnallyLab]

Enjoyed learning about great #tick and #mosquito work happening @CT_CAES yesterday! With @CTDPH vectorborne disease group and @YaleEIP as TickNET collaborators. Thank you!

[WCSU Tickborne Disease Prevention Lab @ConnallyLab]

Fran is all packed for her public appearance this weekend @EB_Entsoc! The “It’s a Bug’s World” Expo is going to be super fun, plus how often do you get to hang out with a #tick that’s nearly 8 feet tall?! She’s #FranTick to meet you so we hope to see you there! #Providence

[Neeta Pardanani Connally @ticklab]

If you’re heading to the @EB_Entsoc meeting next week in #Providence, come meet our lab mascot #FranTick! She will be making an appearance on Sunday 3/19 at the “It’s a Bug’s World” Expo and would love to meet you.

[WCSU Tickborne Disease Prevention Lab @ConnallyLab]

New biology faculty position @WCSU_Bio - pass it on!

[WCSU Tickborne Disease Prevention Lab @ConnallyLab]

@WestConn What’s more fearsome than a bloodsucking tick? Plus look at those moves! #WestConnTicks #FranTick #NewMascot #ByeChuck

[WCSU Tickborne Disease Prevention Lab @ConnallyLab]

Did you know...blacklegged ticks are especially at home in backyards that have forested edges? Practice tick bite prevention every time you head outside. #hottip #homesweethome #ticks

[WCSU Tickborne Disease Prevention Lab @ConnallyLab]

@tickbrittany is at it again! Check our our latest tick bite prevention infographic...especially for those heading outdoors while avoiding #COVID19 #ticks #hottip

[WCSU Tickborne Disease Prevention Lab @ConnallyLab]

#VirtualReality tick collecting @westconn featuring our lab’s ace tick-pickers @HornbostelVicki and @tickbrittany!

[Neeta Pardanani Connally @ticklab]

Too cold for field work but our super @wcsu411 friends made VR tick collecting so we could pretend, at room temp. Would tell you more but you don’t want to hear about tech from someone who required the help of 2 academics to get this head thingy on. #GettinTickyWitIt

[GreatHollow Nature Preserve & Ecol Research Center @GreatHollowSci]

Wow, spread of Asian long-horned tick selected as a top-15 global conservation issue of 2020 https://t.co/9OoGQqAeml We're working w/ @ConnallyLab @WestConn to study what migrant & resident birds in CT are potentially hosting & dispersing the #ticks. #ornithology

[WCSU Tickborne Disease Prevention Lab @ConnallyLab]

Our @tickbrittany put some adult blacklegged ticks on white and black shirts to show folks how hard it is to detect ticks on dark clothing. She made a cool video too, which you can check out on our lab FB page: https://t.co/BNF8eUO7Yk #hottip #ticks #Lymeprevention #tickfashion

[WCSU Tickborne Disease Prevention Lab @ConnallyLab]

Treat clothes with permethrin before clearing/playing in the leaves this fall. It repels #ticks and stays on clothes after several washings...so you can wear your tick-repellent #permethrin clothing all season long. Prevents bites too, like in this study: https://t.co/XKY1hRhm6j

[WCSU Tickborne Disease Prevention Lab @ConnallyLab]

Use your dryer at home to kill blacklegged ticks! After spending time outdoors, put your clothing directly into the dryer on high heat for 10 minutes! The high heat causes ticks to dry out and die. How do we know? The science says so! https://t.co/52XjlHlCNi

[WCSU Tickborne Disease Prevention Lab @ConnallyLab]

Showering or bathing within 2 hours after being outdoors can prevent #Lyme disease. It gives you time to do a thorough #tick check and the water may wash off any unattached ticks. See the #science behind this tip: https://t.co/XKHXA3GVvN