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Thought ticks were terrifying? They just got worse. Turns out they can use static electricity ⚡️ to launch through the air onto hosts, including you! Here's a thread about our new paper w/ @Katie__Lihou, Daniel Robert, out today in @CurrentBiology doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.… 🧵👇

We are hiring! We are looking for a Manager for the Biological Sciences support facility. This is a fulltime position with benefits. Start date is as soon as possible. Please spread the word. jobs.odu.edu/postings/18640

@DETickTalk @acarologista My gut says this is Dermacentor variabilis. They are nearly identical to GCT, but the classic Amblyomma anal groove seems absent? We generally kick this over to molecular work to confirm. What did it feed on?

Super presentation about the Tick Bot by @LexiWhite27 from the @ODUTickTeam. This technology has potential for tick surveillance & control. Exciting to see innovative solutions being developed for important public health issues @EB_Entsoc @EntsocAmerica @MUVE_ESA @TicksRock

@VectorCollector @melissanolanphd @UofSC @Kynny_B @laurenturner54 @secvbd @hanna_waltz Yup. Those drags will be treated with permethrin.

@melissanolanphd @UofSC @Kynny_B @laurenturner54 @secvbd @hanna_waltz Are these @TicksRock tickbots? Is it for permethrin application?

Tickbots have taken over ⁦@UofSC⁩! Ticks beware! ⁦@Kynny_B⁩ ⁦@laurenturner54⁩ ⁦@secvbd⁩ ⁦@hanna_waltz⁩

We need to talk. Opossums just don't eat nearly as many ticks as folks have been led to believe. It's not the opossum's fault - ticks just aren't a great food source. You understand, right? 📷 Jessica Bolser/USFWS

@ticks7 Romantick

Let's begin a series of funny names with "ticks". My proposal: - practick - kineticks - atlantick - atletick - mystick (Some more?) (Tactick is not included because it is a commercial name)

Join us on the coast and study marine megafauna! Asst Prof job (TT) focused on the biology, physiology, behavior, ecology, and/or evolution of megafauna inhabiting the world’s oceans, including large fishes, marine mammals, sea turtles, and seabirds. (1/2) jobs.odu.edu/postings/17184

@VectorCollector Did you get any?

The start and end of the first day of Autumn 2022 blacklegged tick surveillance in Illinois! So. Much. Fun!

Help us prevent, detect, & respond to the Asian longhorned tick & Theileria orientalis Ikeda in the region. We are looking for 2 post docs to start in Jan/Feb 2023. Ideally they will work well together as a #team. Descriptions & how to apply below (1/4)

Congratulations @lisaluvsciens! Dr. Shollenberger received a 2-yr award from Virginia’s Commonwealth Health Research Board. @ShollyLab will work with collaborator, @WLHynes, to conduct a proof-of-concept study to develop vaccines against tick-borne diseases. #TBD #vaccines #CHRB

Celebrating the amazing teamwork that led to the $10M renewal of our CDC Southeastern Center of Excellence in Vector-Borne Diseases (SECVBD) & five more years of public health service to the SE. blogs.ifas.ufl.edu/news/2022/07/1…

The @FL_VBDCoE has partnered with researchers from @ODU, @UofSC and @GADPH to conduct target tick sampling along shared interstate border counties. About 20,000 ticks were collected and are currently undergoing a multi-center pooled screening for Rickettsia and Ehrlichia species.

@DETickTalk I do believe that is indeed a Gulf Coast tick nymph! We have flagged up a couple over the years - usually right after an area with GCT adults was mowed.

@highscicomm Yup. Welcome to Virginia!!

The @INHSillinois Med Ent Lab is hiring for TWO salaried jobs in #mosquito & #tick research/surveillance! Work w/outstanding colleagues in a great environment! Deadline April 11th! Sr. Scientific Specialist: tinyurl.com/5n86ajyy Scientific Specialist: tinyurl.com/2p8ywjym

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@insects247 Baby wipes! They are cheap and good for countering poison ivy oils!!

To all my ento peeps, what are your must-haves when you go insect collecting? I’m writing up an article and I’d love to hear your tips and tricks! 🐛🐞🐜 #entomology #entomologist #sciencetwitter #insects #insectcollecting #fieldwork

@VectorCollector @tattooed_bug Can I get that too please??

@tattooed_bug Hi! I just emailed you Cooley & Kohls 1944 Argasidae of North & Central America & Cuba.