"What Doesn’t Kill Ticks, Makes Them Stronger": In-Person Badger Talk in La Farge, WI
Presenter: Adela Oliva Chavez
Event Details
Date
Tuesday, February 18, 2025
Time
6:30 p.m.
Location
WI-131, La Farge, WI 54639
Description
Join us for a free, in-person talk on February 18, 2025, at 6:30 PM at the Kickapoo Valley Reserve. This event is open to the public, and no registration is required.
Ticks have been parasitizing vertebrates for millions of years. The first records of tick/vertebrate interactions dates to the times of dinosaurs. The interactions with the host immune system has led them to develop sophisticated mechanisms to counteract it, manipulate it, and feed better.
Ticks have been parasitizing vertebrates for millions of years. The first records of tick/vertebrate interactions dates to the times of dinosaurs. The interactions with the host immune system has led them to develop sophisticated mechanisms to counteract it, manipulate it, and feed better.
Cost
Free
Contact
Accessibility
We value inclusion and access for all participants and are pleased to provide reasonable accommodations for this event. Please call 608-263-7793 or email badgertalks@uwmad.wisc.edu to make a disability-related accommodation request. Requests should be made by Tuesday, February 4, 2025, though reasonable effort will be made to support late accommodation requests.