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Overview of Tick Surveillance on Staten Island Office of Vector Surveillance and Control NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene Tick Facts Are Ticks Insects Are Ticks Insects No they are ID: 770862

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Overview of Tick Surveillance on Staten Island Office of Vector Surveillance and Control NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene

Tick Facts Are Ticks Insects? Are Ticks Insects? No! they are arachnids Related to spiders and scorpions While insects have six legs, tick adults and nymphs have 8 legs and larvae have 6 legs

Tick Facts Can Ticks Fly or Jump? Can Ticks Fly or Jump? No wings - cannot fly or jump Lay waiting with front legs ready to attach to host (this is called ‘ questing ’)

Tick Questing on a Bud

Tick Facts What Do Ticks Eat? What Do Ticks Eat? Ticks have four life stages: egg, larva, nymph and adult It can take up to three years to reach the mature adult stage All stages, except the egg, consume blood from a host animal Ticks feed slowly and can remain attached for days Must be attached for 24 to 48 hours to transmit infection

Blacklegged Tick Photo: Tick Management Handbook, Kirby C. Stafford, III

Life Cycle of Blacklegged Tick

Tick Facts What Do Ticks Eat? Where are Ticks Found? Where are Ticks Found? Abundant in forested areas and adjacent edge habitats (ecological interface areas) Especially abundant along trails, roadsides and forest boundaries Tick Facts

Tick Facts Who is At Risk of Being Bitten by a Tick ? Who is At Risk of Being Bitten by a Tick? People with recreational or occupational outdoor activities Hunting , fishing, hiking, camping, collecting mushrooms and berries Occupations such as forestry, farming, and ranching

Tick Surveillance, 2019 Ongoing throughout 24 Parks Selected sections of parks monitored regularly (monthly ) 1m 2 drag cloths collect ticks along trails and shrub/lawn edges Wolfe’s Pond Park Drag cloth examined for ticks every 10 meters Blue Heron Park Ticks collected from the drag cloth At DOHMH’s Lab, ticks are counted and species identified Ticks are prepared for testing

Medically Important Ticks in Staten Island , Haemaphysalis longicornis American Dog Tick Lone Star Tick Blacklegged Tick Asian Longhorned Tick Haemaphysalis longicornis Discovered by OVSC on June 21, 2018 Collected for the first time from Staten Island in 2014 (DOHMH’s DNA Barcoding Results ) Current Distribution: Staten Island, Bronx and Brooklyn

Tick Abundance in Different Parks of Staten Island, 2018 (average monthly count)

Lyme Disease Infection Rates (%) in Blacklegged Ticks (Collected from Staten Island, 2012 – 2017)

Tick Density and Infection Rates Comparison, 2017 (Staten Island Vs. New York State) 14

Tick Control Study Project Study efficacy of combined use of Met52® ( a fungal pesticide) and Tick Control System® (Bait Boxes) against blacklegged tick Study Sites: Fairview Park, Wolfe’s Pond Park, and Conference House ParkProject Duration: 2019 – 2021Products to Be Tested: Met52® (a fungal pesticide) and Tick Control System ®

Tick Control System® Child-resistant box containing a bait block Small rodents entering the box are treated with Fipronil (a pesticide) Fipronil kills ticks for 2-4 weeks

Met52® - Biological Pesticide Contains spores of the fungus Metarhizium anisopliae . Ticks are usually killed within a week after exposure to the spores. Metarhizium o ccurs naturally in forest soils Safe product for humans, pets and other mammals. Approved by EPA for use in residential and non-residential areasTicks infected by the fungi Metarhizium anisopliae

Outreach Events in SI 2018 Presentations at: Senior Centers, DOHMH Healthy Homes for Older Adults Seminar, PTA Meetings, the Great Kills Public Library, Deer Awareness fairs Working closely with SI Community Programs Partnership (CPP) Working with Parks Department and Greenbelt Conservancy, Blue Heron Nature Center and Conference Park Education Center Events organized by the Safe Kids Coalition and Wildlife NYC

DOHMH Social Media Twitter: @ nychealthyFacebook: NYCHealth Instagram: @ nychealthy