Great Arizona Tick Check

Overview

The Great Arizona Tick Check is a collaboration between the UArizona Cooperative Extension and the Arizona Department of Health Services. The effort will help researchers at the University of Arizona build the first-ever database of tick distribution and correlated diseases in Arizona. The research team is collecting ticks from known areas of tick activity and from animal shelters and community rabies vaccination events. We are also requesting ticks from anyone in the state who finds ticks on themselves, their animals or just in the environment. We will identify the ticks and give the sender more information about possible health risks and tick control options.
 

Send ticks for Analysis

Contact

Dr. Kathleen Walker, Assistant Specialist for Entomology
Forbes 410, Dept. of Entomology
Tucson, AZ 85721
 520 405-9401
krwalker@arizona.edu 

Latest Updates

After receiving over 100 ticks last year, we are continue to test them for pathogens and report our findings from throughout the state.

What we've Learned

Learn About Ticks

group of brown dog ticks

Send Us Ticks

Help create an accurate map of tick species in Arizona and the diseases they carry! Join the Great Arizona Tick Check effort by learning how to spot ticks, safely remove them, and how to send them to University of Arizona researchers.

Instructions on how to help

Events

There are currently no upcoming events for this program.