Tick bite prevention practices survey results are in!
Hello Science-Backers! It's been a while, but we've been busy collecting survey data and building some data-viz tools. To refresh, we disseminated a survey that asks about tick bite prevention prac...
YOU did it!!!
We have officially reached our goal of $8,000, and are so grateful to all of you for your generosity, interest in our project, and shared vision for this research. Since we still have a week left ...
Citizen science helps track the invasive Asian longhorned tick.
Maybe you’ve heard the saying “life can present you with obstacles…or opportunities; it’s all about your attitude.” For most people, ticks are just an obstacle to good health, a cause for anxiety,...
How does one get a tick...on purpose?
To commemorate reaching 25% of our goal (woohoo, thank you!), let's take a minute to talk tick collecting! Something we're sure you're just itching (heh) to learn about.Finding a tick is something ...
Can you identify these ticks?
Can you identify these ticks?To kick off our crowdfunding campaign, we want to give you a peek into what we do. To put it simply, we identify ticks by photograph. Even though we're trained in tick ...
Final Lab Results and New Beginnings
Greetings everyone!In my last update I explained how we had collected blood from an Eastern Phoebe that was PCR-positive for Borrelia bacteria. This was exciting because, 1) Here was a migratory bi...
More results!
Greetings! Since my last update I have been working in the lab to clear up some inconclusive results on three bird blood samples (see last update here). It took a lot longer than I would have liked...
*drum roll* Preliminary Results!
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Hello, again!
Montclair has never worked with a crowd-funded project beforeWith your donation, you've officially made history at Montclair State University.Poecille atricapillusPicoides villosusCyanocitta crista...