Webinars

Vectors and viruses: how ticks and mosquitoes are impacting human health in a changing world

Joe Spina, for IL-Master Naturalists, 2025

Ticks of Illinois: biology, bite prevention, management

Holly Tuten, for IL-Extension, 2022

Tick-borne illnesses are a concern for anyone who spends time outdoors. In this 50-minute webinar, learn about the ticks in Illinois that are a risk to human health, disease agents found in ticks by the statewide surveillance program by Illinois Natural History Survey Medical Entomology Lab, tick bite prevention, and land management techniques to reduce tick encounters.

Ticks and Tick-borne Disease Agents in Illinois

Holly Tuten, for The Champaign County Forest Preserve District, 2020

30-minute primer on our current knowledge after the first year of statewide tick surveillance and testing. Includes information on ticks and tick-borne disease agents of public health concern in Illinois, tick-bite prevention, and how to access and use the publicly available surveillance maps informed by our lab’s data and hosted at the Illinois Dept. of Public Health website.