Ticks

Resources/References.  URLs below link to state and academic resources around New England.  All links contain information on tick-borne disease, protecting yourself, repellents, etc.  

Clinical References.

Talks Held in Harvard.

2023:  Harvard Cable Television video of the 2023 "Tick Talk" with Blake Dinius, Plymouth County Entomologist Educator. 

2018:  Presentation slides from the 2018 "Tick Talk" with Larry Dapsis, Entomologist, Cape Cod Cooperative Extension.

2017:  YouTube video of the 2017 "Tick Talk" with State Public Health Veterinarian, Dr. Katie Brown

Other interesting videos and articles. 

  • Click here to watch an 18-minute documentary featuring Larry Dapsis and describing his efforts on the Cape to educate people about ticks and tick-borne diseases.  Film made in 2017.
  • WGBH Science Reporter, Heather Goldstone, hosts a panel of experts to take a closer look at the growing public health threat of Lyme disease. Click here to watch. 
  • Click here to watch the PBS video, "How Ticks Dig In With a Mouth Full of Hooks", describing how ticks attach and the best method for removal.   
  • Click here to read The Harvard Press article, Keeping ticks away from your door (and body), by Joan Eliyesil (2014) 

     Stop by the Board of Health office at Town Hall for your complimentary tick remover (one per household, please).