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Medical, Urban, and Veterinary Entomology

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Integrated Management Approaches to Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases On-Demand Presentations

Modeling ticks and what we need for integrating wildlife information

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LYMESIM 2.0 is a modernized version of the original LYMESIM model, which models the dynamics of Ixodes scapularis as a function of host densities and weather inputs. Here we tested various intervention strategies commonly used to control tick populations. The results show that most single host-targeted interventions are limited in their resulting reduction in tick populations. We also explored the use of multiple interventions, and while there is a synergistic effect, it is difficult to achieve significant reduction in tick populations without the use of acarcide spraying. The model provides a useful tool to explore the impact of weather and location on the potential outcome of interventions.