Harpswell Anchor features Extension Tick Lab
The Harpswell Anchor highlighted the role of the Tick Lab at the University of Maine Cooperative Extension in aiding in the public health battle against Maine’s ticks. The column emphasized the importance of reporting tick bites to the lab. It said that if you recover a tick, preserve it with rubbing alcohol and have the doctor examine it or send it to the Tick Lab at the University of Maine Cooperative Extension for testing for $15.