Spring may have only just started showing signs of life in New England, but tick season has already begun. Thomas Mather, the director of URI’s Center for Vector-Borne Disease and its ...

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They’re not insects, like crickets, flies, or stick insects. They may be small, but ticks are the single greatest vector for Lyme disease, Rocky Mountain spotted fever, and other illnesses in the ...