Tag: Susan Paskewitz
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Posted on January 31, 2023
Single Mow of Park Trails Not Enough to Reduce Ticks
Dr. Xia Lee, public health entomologist in the Vectorborne, Respiratory, and Invasive Diseases Unit at the Wisconsin Department of Health Services, shares an update on […]
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Posted on October 3, 2022
PhD student Kristina Lopez wins award for Best Student Presentation at Society of Vector Ecology meeting
Kristina Lopez, a PhD student in Entomology advised by Dr. Susan Paskewitz, was awarded the 2022 Dan Strickman Memorial Award for Best Student Presentation at […]
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Posted on July 7, 2022
CDC renews funding for the Midwest Center of Excellence for Vector-borne Disease
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently announced that funding for the Midwest Center of Excellence for Vector-borne Disease will be renewed for another […]
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Posted on June 22, 2020
Download the Tick App and Help Researchers Track Ticks
A free citizen science opportunity from the Midwest Center of Excellence for Vector-Borne Diseases is available now: The Tick App. Researchers have developed a mobile […]
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Posted on January 20, 2020
Taking Ticks Seriously
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 […]
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Posted on November 6, 2019
Early Cold Snap Doesn’t Faze Ticks
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 […]
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Posted on August 22, 2019
The Secret Lives of Mice and Ticks
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. […]
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Posted on July 8, 2019
A New Repellent from…Bacteria
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 […]
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Posted on June 29, 2019
Rare Tick in Eau Claire
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 […]
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Posted on May 29, 2019
Tracking Ticks with The Tick App
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. […]