{"id":2939,"date":"2015-05-26T12:54:47","date_gmt":"2015-05-26T16:54:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/piscataquis\/?p=2939"},"modified":"2015-05-26T12:54:47","modified_gmt":"2015-05-26T16:54:47","slug":"umaine-extension-offers-free-tick-identification-service","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/piscataquis\/2015\/05\/26\/umaine-extension-offers-free-tick-identification-service\/","title":{"rendered":"UMaine Extension Offers Free Tick Identification Service"},"content":{"rendered":"<p id=\"post-31079\">University of Maine Cooperative Extension offers a free tick identification service for Maine residents.<\/p>\n<div class=\"entry\">\n<p>The announcement of the service is timely: May is Lyme Disease Awareness Month and ticks are being reported statewide. In fact, the tick population in Maine has been steadily increasing since the late 1980s, along with the emergence of tick-borne diseases.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to tick identification, UMaine Extension resources include information on the biology and management of 14 tick species in Maine, tick submission instructions, tick removal guidelines, a tick photo gallery, and links to information on tick-borne diseases transmitted in Maine.<\/p>\n<p>More information, including how to submit a tick for identification, is available <a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/ipm\/tickid\" target=\"_blank\">online<\/a> or by calling UMaine Extension at 581.3880.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>University of Maine Cooperative Extension offers a free tick identification service for Maine residents. The announcement of the service is timely: May is Lyme Disease Awareness Month and ticks are being reported statewide. 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