Public platform for tick identification

The emergence of Lyme disease and the rapid geographical range expansion of certain tick species in Canada are important issues for public health authorities and the public in general. Following tick populations on such a large territory is also expensive and logistically challenging. The citizen science project eTick.ca therefore invites the public to participate in the monitoring of ticks in Canada by submitting tick photos on eTick.ca for identification by a professional. The identification results, combined with other data such as collection date and locality can then be consulted and mapped so that all users may visualize the information related to any/all species for any given year and/or geographical area. Access to eTick.ca is free and it is not necessary to contribute data in order to consult the database. To know how to submit ticks or pictures, or for more information on this project, don’t hesitate to contact the website : https://www.etick.ca/