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An Ecological Perspective on Tick-Borne Diseases
24 June 2026

An Ecological Perspective on Tick-Borne Diseases

Growing Greener

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Dr. Rick Ostfeld of the Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies shares thirty years of research on the ecology of tick-borne diseases in North America, detailing why landscape treatments such as pesticide sprays are unproductive as well as environmentally destructive, and outlines a very different approach to this public health threat.