Brittany Schappach

a budding entomologist that spends entirely too much time playing video games

[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!

[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

[Brittany Schappach @tickbrittany]

At #Entsoc2019 and it is so validating to know that many other people struggle with imposter syndrome too!

[Neeta Pardanani Connally @ticklab]

The women of @ConnallyLab ready for another day of data collection for our TickNET #tick exposure study.

[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

[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]

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