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Conozca las características distintivas de la garrapata marrón del perro, de qué se alimenta y las épocas del año en las que está activa para limitar su exposición a las enfermedades que transmite.

Las garrapatas de patas negras, también conocidas como garrapatas del ciervo, son algunas de las garrapatas más comunes en el noreste de Estados Unidos, así que ¿cómo puede identificarlas?

Aprenda a identificar la garrapata americana del perro y a saber de qué se alimenta para limitar su exposición a las enfermedades que transmiten.

Conozca las características distintivas de la garrapata de cuernos largos, una especie invasora recientemente introducida que está infectando rebaños de animales en el este de Estados Unidos.

Dengue fever is a mosquito-borne disease caused by dengue virus.

Vectors like ticks and mosquitos can feel unavoidable as we try to enjoy the outdoors. This series focuses on protecting yourself from vectors, understanding those vectors, and reacting to problems with those vectors.

Avoiding tick and mosquito bites can help reduce vector bite risk, but how can you most effectively avoid vectors when they live outside?

Repellents are one of the best ways to prepare to reduce the risk of tick and mosquito bites, but which repellents should you use? Watch this video to learn more.

This activity teaches youth and adults how mosquitoes can be a pest and how to stay safe with mosquitoes.

Hunters are often at risk of tick bites when spending time outdoors in the forests and fields of Pennsylvania. This series covers steps you can take while hunting to prevent tick bites and reduce your risk of tick-borne diseases.

Learn how to keep dogs and cats on the farm, hunting dogs, and other pets that spend time outdoors safe from ticks and tick-borne diseases.

This article describes tick-borne illnesses and when beekeepers are at risk. It describes the various ways beekeepers can prevent themselves from being bitten by a tick.

Tick checks are one of the most important things you can do to remove ticks quickly from your horse. What is a tick check? Watch this video to learn more.

Tick checks are one of the most important things you can do to remove ticks quickly from your horse. What is a tick check? Watch this video to learn more.

It is important to check yourself for ticks daily when working outside.

Malaria is a vector-borne disease caused by a parasite that can be transmitted between humans through the bite of infected mosquitoes. People can reduce their risk of being bitten by mosquitoes at home or traveling by taking precautionary measures.

Repellents are chemicals applied to provide relief and protection from mosquitoes, ticks, and other biting pests. Proper and safe use of these chemicals is necessary.

En Pensilvania, se pueden encontrar varias especies de garrapatas en el ganado y los caballos, especialmente en aquellos animales que pasan tiempo en los pastos.

Late summer and early fall are when the peak number of cases of mosquito-borne diseases like West Nile encephalitis and eastern equine encephalitis occur.

Repellents are a great way to reduce vector bites, but they are chemicals and should be used with caution. What are some good practices to use repellents safely? Watch this video to learn more.

One way to prevent tick and mosquito bites is by reducing the number of these vectors on your property. This series covers what integrated vector management is and how it can be used to control ticks and mosquitoes

Two-sided educational rack card to address mosquito and pollinator issues in Eastern Pennsylvania.

Explanation of what Lyme disease is, how to know if you've been bitten by a tick, how to protect yourself from ticks, and what to do if you have been bitten.

Learn how to protect yourself from mosquito bites and how to treat them should they occur.

Understanding the life cycle is important in preventing ticks and subsequent tick bites and tick-borne pathogen transmission.