Tick Identification: Your First Line of Defense
May is Tick Awareness Week (May 4-10), when tick identification skills become especially crucial. Studies show that pest misidentification leads to ineffective treatments, callbacks, and lost accounts—a problem you can avoid with proper identification resources.
NPMA offers the tools you need to excel in pest identification and management:
You & Your Team
- The Back to Basics: PMPs as Protectors of Public Health course teaches how knowledge of pest biology guides effective management practices
- Tick identification poster (8 common species) and customizable brochures inform clients and showcase your expertise
- Our Field Guide PRO app and Field Guide to Structural Pests provide quick, accurate identification of 200+ pest species with high-resolution photos
Member Exclusive! Don't miss our live Technical Webinar: An Expert's Guide to Mite and Tick ID and Management on May 9th at 2:00 PM ET.
Access all NPMA's tick resources to strengthen your pest identification skills and practices year-round.
