{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Shared Soil","title":"Tick Talk","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1983,"description":"Kendall Kunelius and Rebecca Dube discuss the dangers of ticks with Extension Diagnostic Service Program Manager Shyloh Favreau. Shyloh notes that ticks are obligate blood feeders that can transmit diseases like Lyme disease and highlights the increasing tick population in New Hampshire, particularly the black-legged tick, and then advises on personal protection measures such as clothing choices and tick checks. Shyloh also introduces UNH's tick testing service, which identifies and tests ticks for pathogens, providing results within three days. The service aims to help individuals make informed medical decisions post-tick bite.\nShow notes:\nShyloh Favreau: shyloh.favreau@unh.edu or 603-862-3200\nBiology and Management of Ticks in New Hampshire: https://extension.unh.edu/resource/biology-and-management-ticks-new-hampshire-fact-sheet\nCenter of Disease Control Ticks page: https://www.cdc.gov/ticks/about/index.html\nPermethrin on treated clothing – EPA: https://www.epa.gov/insect-repellents/repellent-treated-clothing\nUNH Extension Tick Testing page: https://extension.unh.edu/tick-testing\nQuestions on tick testing email address: unh.ccwl@unh.edu\nUNH Cooperative Extension: www.extension.unh.edu\nWomen in Ag Newsletter signup - https://unhoutreach.tfaforms.net/217751?CID=701G0000001AiKCIA0  \nKendall Kunelius – kendall.kunelius@unh.edu  \nRebecca Dube – rebecca.dube@unh.edu  ","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/RL0clU59471b1Zqz4VRDN10ZSBhJXPeAvazrvSTAEIw/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9hZDg4/ODUwOTI1MzFjNTlm/ZjQ3ZDQ1ZTFiZDY3/YTY3OC5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}