About Tick Tag Go

Tick Tag Go is a community-powered effort to establish baseline data on tick distributions in Nebraska. With new tick species being identified in the state, records of tick presence are critical to understanding which species are found where.

This project relies on passive surveillance - the collection of ticks that you come across in your daily routine and activities. Ticks can carry serious diseases - please do not actively search for ticks.

Tick Observations & Identification

Join our iNaturalist project to submit tick photos for identification. Learn how to submit photos.

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heat map of tick observations made on iNaturalist

Nebraska Ticks & Prevention

Learn more about ticks in Nebraska as well as precautionary measures to take when outdoors.

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American Dog Tick crawling on hand

Resources

Tick Tag Go has created a wide variety of resources. Explore downloadable content, activities, videos and more!

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photo of a child searching a stuffed dog for ticks

Meet the Team

Research & Outreach Team

  1. Avatar for Louise Lynch-O'Brien
    Extension Coordinator, Nebraska One Health
  2. Avatar for Jody Green
    Assoc Exten Educator
  3. Avatar for Kait Chapman
    Asst Exten Educator
  4. Avatar for Travis J. Bourret
    Associate Professor
  5. Avatar for Roberto Cortinas
    Vector Ecology & Epidemiology Coordinator, Nebraska One Health, Associate Professor of Practice

Student Team

  1. Avatar for Claire Klein
    Work Study/Student Worker RA
  2. Avatar for Amber Boris
    Past MFA Student
  3. Avatar for Nia Kaufmann
    Student Worker

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