ArticleJournal of medical entomology2021
Barriers to Effective Tick Management and Tick-Bite Prevention in the United States (Acari: Ixodidae).
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69 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 125 citations in OpenAlex.
- A systematic review of the effectiveness and utility of Lyme disease prevention measures in Canada, the United States, and Europe.BMC infectious diseases · 2025Pooled it
- Trends and Opportunities in Tick-Borne Disease Geography.Journal of medical entomology · 2021Pooled it
- Diversity and Spatiotemporal Atlas of Ticks in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei Urban Agglomeration Based on the MaxEnt Model.Veterinary sciences · 2026Article
- Using participatory epidemiology to understand differences in tick-borne disease perceptions from homeowners in the Ohio River valley.One health (Amsterdam, Netherlands) · 2026Article
- Why are the ticks winning, and what can we do about it?Ticks and tick-borne diseases · 2026Review
- New Aspects on Tick-borne Encephalitis in Children.The Pediatric infectious disease journal · 2026Article
- Are we asking the right questions? A dive into the knowledge, attitudes, and practices literature on behavior change in tick bite prevention.BMC public health · 2026Review
- Ecological and Epidemiological Consequences of Tick-Control Interventions in Residential Neighborhoods: A Synthesis of The Tick Project.Transboundary and emerging diseases · 2026Review
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- Tick threats in the context of climate change: One Health response strategies in the Middle East and North Africa region.Science in One Health · 2026Review
- Predictive temperature-dependency of tick questing activity in France and relevance to Lyme disease risk in Connecticut.Experimental & applied acarology · 2025Article
- In Vitro Detection of Acaricide Resistance in Hyalomma Species Ticks with Emphasis on Farm Management Practices Associated with Acaricide Resistance in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.Veterinary sciences · 2025Article
- A scoping review of applied tick control research in North America: funding, implementation, and advancement.Journal of medical entomology · 2025Article
- Acaricidal activity of Brassicaceae seed meals on Ixodid ticks: a potential plant-based control agent.Experimental & applied acarology · 2025Article
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- Tick Control Strategies: Critical Insights into Chemical, Biological, Physical, and Integrated Approaches for Effective Hard Tick Management.Veterinary sciences · 2025Review
- Ticks and tick-borne diseases in the northern hemisphere affecting humans.Frontiers in microbiology · 2025Review
- Prior knowledge and perceived impacts of tick-borne disease education among indigenous bison workers at an annual roundtable training.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
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- Unveiling Misconceptions among Small-Scale Farmers Regarding Ticks and Tick-Borne Diseases in Balochistan, Pakistan.Veterinary sciences · 2024Article
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Abstract
Lyme and other tick-borne diseases are increasing in the United States. Development of tick control tools have focused primarily on the blacklegged tick, Ixodes scapularis Say. Application of acaricides or entomopathogenic fungal agents to kill host-seeking ticks or ticks on rodents can suppress I. scapularis abundance in residential landscapes, but evidence is lacking for impact on human tick bites or tick-borne disease. Similar studies remain limited for the lone star tick, Amblyomma americanum (L.). Other knowledge gaps include how well homeowners and pest control companies perform in the broadcast application of tick-killing products, relative to high efficacy reported in research studies, and the tick-killing potential of natural product formulations exempt from Environmental Protection Agency registration. Area-wide control based on preventing ticks from feeding on their main reproductive host, the white-tailed deer, can suppress populations of both I. scapularis and A. americanum. Some studies also suggest an impact on Lyme disease cases, but this needs to be further validated in larger-scale intervention studies. The effectiveness, scale, cost, and implementation of various tick management strategies are important considerations in efforts to reduce human tick encounters and tick-borne disease. Additional barriers include weak incentives for industry and academia to develop, test, and register new tick and pathogen control technologies, including vaccines targeting humans, tick reproductive hosts, or wildlife pathogen reservoirs. Solutions will need to be 'two-pronged': improving the tick and pathogen control toolbox and strengthening the public health workforce engaging in tick control at local and state levels.
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