Lyme Disease & Invasive Species with UConn’s Tom Worthley

Research conducted by UConn's Tom Worthley indicates that reducing Japanese barberry will also reduce ticks and their associated diseases. We'll discuss with Tom how each relate to one another and what might be done in the forest to mitigate this condition.

Tom Worthley  is an Associate Extension Professor at UCONN Cooperative Extension Service & UCONN Department of Natural Resources and the Environment. He has written a number of scholarly articles and also teaches courses in Forest Ecology and Management and Dendrology. Tom has worked extensively on tracts in the UConn Forest and beyond in both outreach and educational activities.