12.29.2016 News Year in Review: Jury still out on Island’s battle against ticks Has Shelter Island made advances to lessen tick-borne diseases by controlling tick infestations?
05.10.2016 Government County reports on tick-borne illnesses According to a newly released report by the Suffolk County Department of Health’s Tick and Vector-borne Diseases Task Force, between 2010 and 2014 the incidence of several tick-borne illnesses...
05.09.2016 News Dougherty: Don’t disparage 4-posters units Talk of phasing out 4-poster units — feeding stands that brush deer with a tickicide, permethrin — is “undermining” efforts to get financial support from New York State, according...
01.19.2016 Government Deer & Tick Committee readies new website Finishing touches are being put on a Shelter Island Deer & Tick Committee website to go live within the next week or two. In the past, anyone seeking information...
04.20.2015 News Rare, dangerous tick-borne illness cropping up more in Northeast A rare and potentially fatal tick-borne illness is becoming increasingly prevalent throughout the Northeast, according to the Centers for Disease Control.