Griffin Dill
@griffindill.bsky.social
UMaine Tick Lab | One Health | Zoonotic disease ecology and management | Human-wildlife interactions | Maine wildlife
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The UMaine Tick Lab recently confirmed the first detection of Asian longhorned tick in Maine.
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UMaine Extension Tick Lab researchers confirm presence of invasive Asian longhorned tick in Maine - UMaine News - University of Maine
The University of Maine and the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry (DACF) have confirmed the presence of an invasive Asian longhorned tick (Haemaphysalis longicornis) in the st...
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August 19, 2025 at 1:53 PM
The UMaine Tick Lab recently confirmed the first detection of Asian longhorned tick in Maine.
umaine.edu/news/blog/20...
umaine.edu/news/blog/20...
The UMaine Tick Lab's 2024 annual report detailing the information gathered through our passive tick surveillance program is now available at ticks.umaine.edu. Check it out!
April 16, 2025 at 4:54 PM
The UMaine Tick Lab's 2024 annual report detailing the information gathered through our passive tick surveillance program is now available at ticks.umaine.edu. Check it out!
While looking for ticks at one of our long-term monitoring sites in northern Maine, one of our students encountered clusters of winter tick larvae. Winter ticks pose a serious threat to Maine's iconic moose population, with infestations reaching over 100,000 ticks on a single moose in some cases.
November 22, 2024 at 3:44 PM
While looking for ticks at one of our long-term monitoring sites in northern Maine, one of our students encountered clusters of winter tick larvae. Winter ticks pose a serious threat to Maine's iconic moose population, with infestations reaching over 100,000 ticks on a single moose in some cases.
We took a look at the differences in tick infestation and pathogen prevalence between the white-footed mouse and deer mouse in Maine. We also developed a novel multiplex assay for distinguishing between these two species while testing for tick-borne pathogens.
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Effects of Peromyscus spp. (Rodentia: Cricetidae) presence, land use, and ecotone on Ixodes scapularis (Acari: Ixodidae) ecology in an emergent area for tick-borne disease
Abstract. As the range of Ixodes scapularis Say expands, host abundance and land use can play important roles in regions where ticks and their associated p
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November 14, 2024 at 8:27 PM
We took a look at the differences in tick infestation and pathogen prevalence between the white-footed mouse and deer mouse in Maine. We also developed a novel multiplex assay for distinguishing between these two species while testing for tick-borne pathogens.
academic.oup.com/jme/article/...
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