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Summers in Maine are magical. The air is warm, flowers are blooming, grills are sizzling. We move our entire lives outdoors. We take to our gardens, our yards, our patios. And then, there they are. The bugs. As eco-conscious Mainers, we look to...
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With the shorter, warmer winters, experts say ticks can survive winter easier.
ORONO — The University of Maine Cooperative Extension Tick Lab is adding two new pathogens to its tick testing panels. The Tick Lab will now screen ticks for Powassan virus and Heartland virus in addition to testing for the pathogens that cause Lyme disease, anaplasmosis, babesiosis, Rocky Mountain spotted fever, ehrlichiosis and tularemia. Powassan virus […]
ORONO — The University of Maine Cooperative Extension Tick Lab is adding two new pathogens to its tick testing panels. The Tick Lab will now be screening ticks for Powassan virus and Heartland virus in addition to testing for the pathogens that...
After a near-record year for tick-borne diseases in 2022, the University of Maine Extension's Tick Lab can now test for Powassan virus and Heartland virus.