Ticknology

03/13/2026

Tick season is ramping up even here in our mountain areas. Ticknology has started receiving Rocky Mountain wood ticks this week. The 4 ticks shown below tested negative — good news. Rocky Mountain wood ticks are associated with Rocky Mountain spotted fever, tularemia and Colorado tick fever (virus). Although infections are uncommon in this species, preventing the bite is key! Permethrin kills and repels ticks & mosquitoes. If you haven't heard about the use of permethrin on clothes and gear, check out the link below.
https://www.cdc.gov/mosquitoes/prevention/about-permethrin-treated-clothing-and-gear.html

03/05/2026

TickAlert! People often think that tick activity halts throughout the winter months - a reasonable, but incorrect assumption. In February of 2026, Ticknology received a variety of ticks from at least 15 different US States. Blacklegged ticks from California, North Carolina, Illinois, Michigan were positive for Anaplasma, Lyme, and Relapsing fever. This report illustrates how important tick bite prevention and education are year-round. Find more information about tick testing at www.ticknology.org

10/31/2024

October WI Ticks | Lyme Awareness | We are approaching heightened activity for adult deer ticks (blacklegged ticks). Below is a map of October positive deer ticks (Lyme, Anaplasma, Babesia, Relapsing fever) and images of recent tick submissions. Prevent tick bites and, if bitten, remove ticks promptly. Always save your tick in a dry zip loc bag- store in the freezer (or in ethanol). We recommend sending a photo of your tick to TickEnounter for FREE tick identification and other helpful information. https://web.uri.edu/tickencounter/tickspotters/
Ticknology provides affordable, timely and accurate tick testing for individuals and organizations. https://www.ticknology.org/order-test

10/28/2024

New York and surrounding areas, fall is a terrible time for tick bites. We are currently receiving adult female deer ticks (blacklegged ticks) and expect high infection rates (~50%) with an activity peak this October/November. See our New York tick testing results and data movie for previous years. https://www.ticknology.org/tick-surveillance-ny
Tick bite prevention is key. https://www.nytimes.com/wirecutter/blog/prevent-ticks-lyme-disease/

For New York residents results from your Universal Tick Test will support your risk assessment for Lyme disease and other tick-borne illness.

05/01/2023

THE QUIET EPIDEMIC-BROOMFIELD: The Colorado Tick-Borne Disease Awareness Association, 501c3, is privileged to host the screening of The Quiet Epidemic, a feature-length documentary about Lyme disease. This film is both chilling and alarming, a motivation for change at the highest levels. The film wi...

04/29/2023

The ticks are out! Please bring me your ticks. I would like anything collected within the state of Colorado. I just need your name, city where collected, and what animal it came off of (if one). You can put them in a baggy and bring them into Grand Animal Hospital in Fraser, CO or mail them to me at PO Box 14, Fraser, CO 80442. This is for a tick study to find out what ticks are present in the state and which diseases they carry. Thank you!

10/09/2022

TickAlert! October tick testing results for & co-infections. Lyme-carrying deer ticks will be very active this October and November. Stay vigilant with tick bite prevention & 24 hr. tick check routine! We are keeping our pricing affordable ($35) so the option for is available to all! virus
https://www.ticknology.org/order-test

10/06/2022

“Every type of tick has a slightly different season. In this case – adult blacklegged ticks – their season is October and November. That’s when they first come out. They’re at their freshest and their hungriest.”- Tom Mather at TickEncounter virus

If you’re a hiker or just love the outdoors, fall is probably your favorite season. Temperatures are cooler but still warm enough, days are still long, and for the most part, bugs are less of a pest. ...

05/21/2022

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04/04/2022

Register for this FREE event today! Much thanks to our sponsors & Community Partners! IGeneX Insect Shield Ticknology Ravel Health https://coloradoticks.org/event/connectinglearninghealing-3rd-annual-virtual-event/
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