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Acarology (TICKS) with Neeta Pardanani Connally

Jun 5, 2019

01:19:57

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Dr. Neeta Pardanani Connally, an Acarologist and tick expert, discusses tick removal, yard spraying, landscaping's impact on tick exposure, and the spreading of Lyme Disease. She also covers protecting pets, the Lone Star Tick, and the CC poppyseed muffin mishap.

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Quick takeaways

Ticks use saliva to avoid detection and feed for several days, understanding their questing behavior aids in prevention.

Perform thorough tick checks on the body, including crevices and under clothing, to prevent Lyme disease transmission.

Abundance of ticks linked to deforestation, deer populations, and fragmented landscapes; awareness of symptoms crucial for early Lyme disease diagnosis.

Deep dives

Understanding Tick Behavior and Life Cycle

Ticks, particularly black-legged ticks, are arachnids related to spiders and mites. They have specific features that distinguish them from insects, such as having a single body segment and eight legs. Tick nymphs have six legs but molt into adults with eight legs. They are parasitic and need a blood meal to survive, using saliva to avoid detection and feed for several days. Understanding their questing behavior, where ticks wait for hosts by vegetation, aids in prevention.

Introduction

2min

Exploring Ticks and Gratitude in Acarology

2min

Unveiling the Mysterious World of Ticks

20min

Discussion on Identifying Ticks and CDC's Poppy Seed Muffin Comparison

2min

Preventing Tick Bites and Lyme Disease

17min

Informative Discussion on Tick Control and Lyme Disease Spread

2min

Impact of Tick Spread and Lyme Disease

14min

Sponsor Support and Rapid-Fire Questions

2min

Understanding and Preventing Tick Bites

17min

10.

Exploring Ticks: Evolution, Strategies, and Outsmarting

4min

Ticks: They’re tiny. They’re thirsty. They’re drooling vectors of various illnesses and they want nothing more than to cuddle up to your darkest crevices. In the episode, learn how to remove a tick, if you should spray your yard and with what, how landscaping affects tick exposure, why Lyme Disease is spreading, the Lone Star Tick rolling into town, how to protect your pets and why the CC ruined poppyseed muffins. Acarologist, medical entomologist and tick expert Dr. Neeta Pardanani Connally chats with me from her West Connecticut State University Tick Lab to discuss al of these things and to charm her way into your heart like a hypostome under your skin.

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