The Tick Episode, with Dr Thomas Mather

Ticks. Nobody likes them. They carry and spread diseases to people, wildlife and pets. This spread is made worse by misinformation about tick ecology and behavior. In this episode I sat down with Dr Thomas Mather, one of the nation’s foremost experts on ticks to dispel myths and help people learn what they need to do to prevent getting bit and infected by these terrible diseases. Check out more articles and research about ticks at tick encounter and if you catch and tick and want to know what kind it is and what diseases it might be carrying you can take a picture and send it to tick spotters, where they’ll get back to you within 24 hours.