Community-based integrated tick management programs: cost and feasibility scenarios

TL Schulze, L Eisen, K Russell… - Journal of Medical …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Numerous studies have assessed the efficacy of environmentally based control methods to
suppress populations of the blacklegged tick (Ixodes scapularis Say), but few of these …

[HTML][HTML] Acceptability of 4-Poster deer treatment devices for community-wide tick control among residents of high Lyme disease incidence counties in Connecticut and …

CC Nawrocki, N Piedmonte, SA Niesobecki… - Ticks and Tick-borne …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract The 4-Poster Tick Control Deer Feeder (4-poster) device applies acaricide to white-
tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) and can reduce populations of the blacklegged tick …

Does Experimental Reduction of Blacklegged Tick (Ixodes scapularis) Abundance Reduce Lyme Disease Incidence?

RS Ostfeld, F Keesing - Pathogens, 2023 - mdpi.com
Controlling the abundance of blacklegged ticks is considered the foundation for the
prevention of human exposure to pathogens transmitted by these vectors in eastern North …

Operational considerations for using deer-targeted 4-poster tick control devices in a tick-borne disease endemic community

VL Hornbostel, JI Meek, AJP Hansen… - Journal of Public …, 2024 - journals.lww.com
Discussion: Use of 4-Posters by communities, public health agencies, or vector control
programs may be a practicable addition to tick management programs in tick-borne disease …

Considerations for using 4-poster deer treatment devices to manage Ixodes scapularis​ in Lyme disease-endemic communities

VL Hornbostel, NP Connally, A Rowe, N Piedmonte… - wcsuticklab.com
Methods. Locate 80-100 ha sites in high Lyme disease-incidence residential areas of NY
and CT for placement of clusters of 4 devices each. Results. Most areas unsuitable for …