Even if you find ticks repulsive, your skin’s electrical charge may find them positively attractive. Previously assumed to require direct contact to… Read more »
Krisztian Magori reports on the joys and challenges of teaching his Senior Capstone class in Disease Ecology in-person again for the first time since… Read more »
Krisztian Magori, an Associate Professor at the Department of Biology at Eastern Washington University, reflects on the benefits… Read more »
Small mammals (including mice, voles, and shrews) are found globally and many species are happy to live next door or even within… Read more »
In this post, Krisztian Magori summarizes the results of a recently published, long-term study on the ecology of a rare tick-borne… Read more »
Krisztian Magori and his MSc student Ben Thompson summarize a new study experimentally demonstrating the connection between rodent… Read more »
Lizards use "behavioural hypothermia" to reduce the negative impact of tick infestations, another example of parasite infections… Read more »
If you want to control tick numbers, promoting red wood ants may be the answer. Research recently published in Parasites &… Read more »
Vector biologists meet to discuss current and potential threats to the UK
Krisztian Magori explains how he used a disease ecology capstone class to expose the medical professionals of the future to the… Read more »
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