Deer ticks pose significant health risks to Wisconsin residents and Governor Tony Evers recently signed a bill requiring the DNR to do more to warn […]

Despite the early snow around Halloween and unseasonably cold temperatures, ticks can still be encountered.  Tick levels seem to be similar to last year or […]

Mice play an important role with ticks such as deer ticks, but until now some of the basic nesting habits of mice remained a mystery.  […]

Bacteria living in worms—more specifically nematodes—may act as a natural repellent against mosquitoes based on exciting research out of the Paskewitz lab.  Additional research is […]

A rare tick for Wisconsin was recently spotted in northern Wisconsin.  Dr. Susan Paskewitz describes how this lone star tick likely hitched a ride on […]

The Tick App smartphone app from the Midwest Center of Excellence for Vector Borne Disease is looking to gain a better understanding of where ticks occur.  […]

Dr. Susan Paskewitz recently traveled to Washington DC to meet with federal officials and speak out on behalf of the University of Wisconsin: https://www.wisfarmer.com/story/news/2019/03/26/badgers-take-powerful-message-congress/3284184002/

Dr. Susan Paskewitz will be giving a lecture on ticks and their role in Lyme disease at the University of Wisconsin-Platteville Baraboo/Sauk County campus on […]

Research in the Paskewitz lab by Mayur Kajla and colleagues has recently identified a novel mosquito repellent from bacteria.  Susan Paskewitz discussed the recently-published findings […]

While Wisconsin has seen a recent boom of mosquitoes, cooler temperatures in the near future should help bring an end to mosquito season according to […]