- Is the tick not attached? See instructions for reporting and sending in ticks.
- Is the tick attached? See instructions on proper tick removal and reporting attached ticks.
- Want to compare it to photos? See our tick photos.
- To upload a photo and details to our iNaturalist page, see here.
- Are you a bat biologist or exclusion professional and think you’ve found soft ticks in a home? See sample submission information.
- See where we are finding ticks and tick-borne disease agents in Illinois.
- Watch a 30-minute webinar on using the tick surveillance maps, ticks & tick-borne diseases, and tick-bite prevention in Illinois.
- Are you working at a public health district, mosquito abatement district, state/county/city forest or park, or university conducting tick or mosquito collections and need assistance with identifications? Please contact Dr. Holly Tuten.