Landscape Message: Apr 22, 2016

"A note about Deer Tick Awareness: deer ticks (Ixodes scapularis), the American dog tick (Dermacentor variabilis), and the lone star tick (Amblyomma americanum)
are all found throughout Massachusetts. Each can carry their own
complement of diseases. Adults and nymphs can be active when
temperatures are above freezing and anyone working in tick habitats
(wood-line areas, forested areas, and landscaped areas with ground
cover) should check themselves regularly for ticks while practicing
preventative measures. Have a tick and need it tested? Visit the web
page of the Laboratory of Medical Zoology (www.tickdiseases.org) and click on the red 'Test a Tick' button for more information."

Report by Tawny Simisky, Extension Entomologist, UMass Extension Landscape, Nursery, & Urban Forestry Program