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UMaine calls on land managers and citizen scientists to help collect ticks

UMaine calls on land managers and citizen scientists to help collect ticks

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The University of Maine is looking for forest landowners to assist with its survey of tick populations in the state.

Researchers at UMaine developed a tick surveillance program that covers southern and coastal counties in the state.

The university says land managers and citizen scientists collect the ticks, which are then identified and tested for pathogens.

UMaine says the 2020 citizen science report found that “adult tick populations last year were robust in the early summer, but the nymph populations were greatly reduced compared to recent years.”

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