State scientists seeing unseasonably high, ‘disconcerting’ tick activity in CT

Connecticut Public – Wednesday, April 8, 2026
By Chris Polansky

Scientists at the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station say ticks are off to a fast start this year.

“On Monday, we received over 100 tick submissions,” said Dr. Goudarz Molaei, a research scientist and medical entomologist who runs the Experiment Station’s Tick Testing Program.

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