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On this page you will find links to scientific articles which discuss tick-proofing,
as well as prevention and education.
This is only a small subsection of the peer-reviewed literature available on the subject.
If you know of any articles that you think should be added to this list,
please use the contact page to let us know the title, PMID, or DOI.
as well as prevention and education.
This is only a small subsection of the peer-reviewed literature available on the subject.
If you know of any articles that you think should be added to this list,
please use the contact page to let us know the title, PMID, or DOI.
Evaluating the effectiveness of an integrated tick management approach on multiple pathogen infection in Ixodes scapularis questing nymphs and larvae parasitizing white-footed mice
(2020)
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31853763
Tick infestations of wildlife and companion animals in Ontario, Canada, with detection of human pathogens in Ixodes scapularis ticks
(2019)
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30206012
Repellents as a major element in the context of prevention of tick-borne diseases
(2019)
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31385684
Lawn mowing frequency in suburban areas has no detectable effect on Borrelia spp. vector Ixodes scapularis (Acari: Ixodidae)
(2019)
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6447176/
Impact of wearing and washing/drying permethrin-treated clothing on heir contact irritancy and toxicity for nymphal Ixodes scapularis (Acari: Ixodidae) ticks
(2019)
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30165532
High burdens of Ixodes scapularis larval ticks on white-tailed deer may limit Lyme disease risk in a low biodiversity setting
(2019)
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30446377
Bioabsorption and effectiveness of long-lasting permethrin-treated uniforms over three months among North Carolina outdoor workers
(2019)
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30674346
Behavioral responses of Ixodes scapularis tick to natural products: development of novel repellents
(2019)
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31564009
The role of Ixodes scapularis, Borrelia burgdorferi and wildlife hosts in Lyme disease prevalence: A quantitative review
(2018)
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29680260
Learning to live with ticks? The role of exposure and risk perceptions in protective behaviour against tick-borne diseases
(2018)
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29924806
Landscape features associated with blacklegged tick (Acari: Ixodidae) density and tick-borne pathogen prevalence at multiple spatial scales in Central New York State
(2018)
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30020499
Ixodes scapularis (Acari: Ixodidae) reservoir host diversity and abundance impacts on dilution of Borrelia burgdorferi (Spirochaetales: Spirochaetaceae) in residential and woodland habitats in Connecticut, United States
(2018)
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29340657
Integrated control of nymphal Ixodes scapularis: Effectiveness of white-tailed deer reduction, the entomopathogenic fungus Metarhizium anisopliae, and fipronil-based rodent bait boxes
(2018)
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29173127
Integrated control of juvenile Ixodes scapularis parasitizing Peromyscus leucopus in residential settings in Connecticut, United States
(2018)
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29859885
Contact irritancy and toxicity of permethrin-treated clothing for Ixodes scapularis, Amblyomma americanum, and Dermacentor variabilis ticks (Acari: Ixodidae)
(2018)
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29800259
Lyme disease risk in Southern California: abiotic and environmental drivers of Ixodes pacificus (Acari: Ixodidae) density and infection prevalence with Borrelia burgdorferi
(2017)
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28057067
Exposure and preventative behaviours toward ticks and Lyme disease in Canada: Results from a first national survey
(2017)
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27771334
Evaluation of doxycycline-laden oral bait and topical fipronil delivered in a single bait box to control Ixodes scapularis (Acari: Ixodidae) and reduce Borrelia burgdorferi and Anaplasma phagocytophilum infection in small mammal reservoirs and host-seeking ticks
(2017)
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28011722
Evidence for personal protective measures to reduce human contact with blacklegged ticks and for environmentally based control methods to suppress host-seeking blacklegged ticks and reduce infection with Lyme disease spirochetes in tick vectors and rodent reservoirs
(2016)
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27439616
Education on tick bite and Lyme borreliosis prevention, aimed at schoolchildren in the Netherlands: comparing the effects of an online educational video game versus a leaflet or no intervention
(2016)
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27852247
Comparing the effect of a leaflet and a movie in preventing tick bites and Lyme disease in the Netherlands
(2016)
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27287731
Methods to prevent tick bites and Lyme disease
(2015)
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26593263
Factors associated with preventative behaviours regarding Lyme disease in Canada and Switzerland: a comparative study
(2015)
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25884424
The effectiveness of permethrin-treated deer stations for control of the Lyme disease vector Ixodes scapularis on Cape Cod and the islands: a five year experiment
(2014)
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24965139
Preventing mosquito and tick bites: A Canadian update
(2014)
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25332663
Study on public perceptions and protective behaviours regarding Lyme disease among the general public in the Netherlands: Implications for prevention programs
(2013)
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23497311
Vaccines against Lyme disease: What happened and what lessons can we learn
(2011)
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21217172
The Lyme disease vaccine -- a public health perspective
(2011)
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21217171
Correcting a public health fiasco: The need for a new vaccine against Lyme disease
(2011)
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21217175
Field applications of entomopathogenic fungi Beauveria bassiana and Metarhizium anisopliae F52 (Hypocreales: Clavicipitaceae) for the control of Ixodes scapularis (Acari: Ixodidae)
(2010)
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21175060
Topical treatment of white-tailed deer with an acaricide for the control of Ixodes scapularis (Acari: Ixodidae) in a Connecticut Lyme borreliosis hyper endemic community
(2009)
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19650731
Effects of tick control by acaricide self-treatment of white-tailed deer on host-seeking tick infection prevalence and entomologic risk for Ixodes scapularis-borne pathogens
(2009)
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19650738
Community-based prevention of Lyme disease and other tick-borne diseases through topical application of acaricide to white-tailed deer: background and rationale
(2009)
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19650729
Strategies for reducing the risk of Lyme borreliosis in North America
(2006)
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16524769
Acaracidal and repellent properties of permethrin, its role in reducing transmission of vector-borne pathogens
(2006)
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16881417
Prevention of Lyme disease: a review of the evidence
(2001)
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11444404
Laboratory evaluation of desiccants and insecticidal soap applied to various substrates to control the deer tick Ixodes scapularis
(1995)
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/7548948
Prevention of Lyme disease
(1992)
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1595748
Distribution of Ixodes dammini (Acari: Ixodidae) in residential lawns on Prudence Island, Rhode Island
(1992)
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1460622
Methods for control of tick vectors of Lyme borreliosis
(1991)
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1947806
Preventing Lyme disease
(1989)
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2685929
(2020)
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31853763
Tick infestations of wildlife and companion animals in Ontario, Canada, with detection of human pathogens in Ixodes scapularis ticks
(2019)
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30206012
Repellents as a major element in the context of prevention of tick-borne diseases
(2019)
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31385684
Lawn mowing frequency in suburban areas has no detectable effect on Borrelia spp. vector Ixodes scapularis (Acari: Ixodidae)
(2019)
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6447176/
Impact of wearing and washing/drying permethrin-treated clothing on heir contact irritancy and toxicity for nymphal Ixodes scapularis (Acari: Ixodidae) ticks
(2019)
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30165532
High burdens of Ixodes scapularis larval ticks on white-tailed deer may limit Lyme disease risk in a low biodiversity setting
(2019)
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30446377
Bioabsorption and effectiveness of long-lasting permethrin-treated uniforms over three months among North Carolina outdoor workers
(2019)
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30674346
Behavioral responses of Ixodes scapularis tick to natural products: development of novel repellents
(2019)
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31564009
The role of Ixodes scapularis, Borrelia burgdorferi and wildlife hosts in Lyme disease prevalence: A quantitative review
(2018)
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29680260
Learning to live with ticks? The role of exposure and risk perceptions in protective behaviour against tick-borne diseases
(2018)
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29924806
Landscape features associated with blacklegged tick (Acari: Ixodidae) density and tick-borne pathogen prevalence at multiple spatial scales in Central New York State
(2018)
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30020499
Ixodes scapularis (Acari: Ixodidae) reservoir host diversity and abundance impacts on dilution of Borrelia burgdorferi (Spirochaetales: Spirochaetaceae) in residential and woodland habitats in Connecticut, United States
(2018)
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29340657
Integrated control of nymphal Ixodes scapularis: Effectiveness of white-tailed deer reduction, the entomopathogenic fungus Metarhizium anisopliae, and fipronil-based rodent bait boxes
(2018)
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29173127
Integrated control of juvenile Ixodes scapularis parasitizing Peromyscus leucopus in residential settings in Connecticut, United States
(2018)
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29859885
Contact irritancy and toxicity of permethrin-treated clothing for Ixodes scapularis, Amblyomma americanum, and Dermacentor variabilis ticks (Acari: Ixodidae)
(2018)
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29800259
Lyme disease risk in Southern California: abiotic and environmental drivers of Ixodes pacificus (Acari: Ixodidae) density and infection prevalence with Borrelia burgdorferi
(2017)
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28057067
Exposure and preventative behaviours toward ticks and Lyme disease in Canada: Results from a first national survey
(2017)
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27771334
Evaluation of doxycycline-laden oral bait and topical fipronil delivered in a single bait box to control Ixodes scapularis (Acari: Ixodidae) and reduce Borrelia burgdorferi and Anaplasma phagocytophilum infection in small mammal reservoirs and host-seeking ticks
(2017)
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28011722
Evidence for personal protective measures to reduce human contact with blacklegged ticks and for environmentally based control methods to suppress host-seeking blacklegged ticks and reduce infection with Lyme disease spirochetes in tick vectors and rodent reservoirs
(2016)
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27439616
Education on tick bite and Lyme borreliosis prevention, aimed at schoolchildren in the Netherlands: comparing the effects of an online educational video game versus a leaflet or no intervention
(2016)
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27852247
Comparing the effect of a leaflet and a movie in preventing tick bites and Lyme disease in the Netherlands
(2016)
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27287731
Methods to prevent tick bites and Lyme disease
(2015)
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26593263
Factors associated with preventative behaviours regarding Lyme disease in Canada and Switzerland: a comparative study
(2015)
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25884424
The effectiveness of permethrin-treated deer stations for control of the Lyme disease vector Ixodes scapularis on Cape Cod and the islands: a five year experiment
(2014)
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24965139
Preventing mosquito and tick bites: A Canadian update
(2014)
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25332663
Study on public perceptions and protective behaviours regarding Lyme disease among the general public in the Netherlands: Implications for prevention programs
(2013)
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23497311
Vaccines against Lyme disease: What happened and what lessons can we learn
(2011)
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21217172
The Lyme disease vaccine -- a public health perspective
(2011)
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21217171
Correcting a public health fiasco: The need for a new vaccine against Lyme disease
(2011)
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21217175
Field applications of entomopathogenic fungi Beauveria bassiana and Metarhizium anisopliae F52 (Hypocreales: Clavicipitaceae) for the control of Ixodes scapularis (Acari: Ixodidae)
(2010)
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21175060
Topical treatment of white-tailed deer with an acaricide for the control of Ixodes scapularis (Acari: Ixodidae) in a Connecticut Lyme borreliosis hyper endemic community
(2009)
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19650731
Effects of tick control by acaricide self-treatment of white-tailed deer on host-seeking tick infection prevalence and entomologic risk for Ixodes scapularis-borne pathogens
(2009)
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19650738
Community-based prevention of Lyme disease and other tick-borne diseases through topical application of acaricide to white-tailed deer: background and rationale
(2009)
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19650729
Strategies for reducing the risk of Lyme borreliosis in North America
(2006)
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16524769
Acaracidal and repellent properties of permethrin, its role in reducing transmission of vector-borne pathogens
(2006)
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16881417
Prevention of Lyme disease: a review of the evidence
(2001)
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11444404
Laboratory evaluation of desiccants and insecticidal soap applied to various substrates to control the deer tick Ixodes scapularis
(1995)
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/7548948
Prevention of Lyme disease
(1992)
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1595748
Distribution of Ixodes dammini (Acari: Ixodidae) in residential lawns on Prudence Island, Rhode Island
(1992)
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1460622
Methods for control of tick vectors of Lyme borreliosis
(1991)
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1947806
Preventing Lyme disease
(1989)
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2685929
