General University of Maine Publications
Document Type
Webpage
Publication Date
3-2026
Abstract/ Summary
Maine has fifteen recorded species of ticks, though the predominant number of tick-borne illnesses are attributed to the black-legged tick (Ixodes scapularis), commonly called the deer tick. The black-legged tick can harbor pathogens responsible for a number of diseases including: Lyme disease, anaplasmosis, and babesiosis.
In order to understand the growing risks of tick-borne diseases in Maine, The University of Maine has developed the state’s first active tick surveillance program. This is a multiyear, multidisciplinary project, established to determine how forest land management practices impact tick populations and disease risk. Information will be gathered with the help of land managers and citizen science landowners. Citizen science volunteers will collect ticks on their wooded properties and we will identify and test them for pathogens.
Repository Citation
Maine Forest Tick Survey and University of Maine, "Maine Forest Tick Survey Website" (2026). General University of Maine Publications. 4613.
https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/univ_publications/4613
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