This project, run by the Marshfield Clinic Research Institute, asks citizen scientists to help us study ticks and the diseases they carry. Look for boxes of kits at Sanford Health locations or in our community to participate, or contact us to request a kit. Take a kit home, and next time you find a tick, place in the bag inside the kit. Fill out the included survey about where and when you found the tick, and return the kit to us by mailing it via USPS using the included pre-paid envelope. There is an optional survey to tell us more about yourself and your experiences with tickborne diseases. When we receive your tick, we’ll identify its species and add it to our map. Use the unique ID included in your kit to look up your tick in the search box on this page.

To request a kit or more information about this study, please email tics-MFLD@sanfordhealth.org or call 1-715-389-7796 (extension 16462).