Public Tick IPM

Project Director: Ryan Anderson, IPM Institute of North America, Inc.

Ticks and the diseases they carry pose a major public health concern to people, pets and livestock. The North Central region has recorded seven different species of ticks carrying 10 types of tick-borne diseases (TBD). All 12 North Central states reported Lyme disease cases to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in 2019. 


The Public Tick IPM Working strives to increase awareness of new and existing IPM strategies to control ticks and reduce TBD  incidences by providing open access to a large network of tick resources. The Public Tick IPM WG committed to the following objectives in 2023-2024: 1) increase tick and TBD awareness among health professionals, mosquito abatement districts, natural resource managers and the public, 2) enhance knowledge of tick life cycles, identification and taxonomy skills and best management practices among public health professionals, land managers and WG members and 3) assist underserved and vulnerable communities with developing integrated tick management (ITM) programs that effectively limit the spread of ticks and TBDs.

Achievements

Learn more on the Public Tick IPM Working Group website.