Protect Yourself from Ticks and Tick-Borne Diseases

Submit a tick to the Tick Lab for identification or disease testing. Learn more about the tick species found in Maine and explore the ways you can prevent tick bites.

View OUr 2024 Annual Report on Tick Submissions in Maine (PDF)

Deer tick, engorged adult female

Submit a Tick

Deer tick on finger

Ticks of Maine

Deer Tick (adult female); Ixodes scapularis

Tick-Borne Diseases


Manage Ticks Around Your Home


Tick Check

Tick Removal


The Tick Lab is part of the Pest Management Unit within the new Cooperative Extension Diagnostic and Research Laboratory.

Hours: Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.