These links are provided as information resources, to be followed at the user’s own discretion and risk. The information below does not necessarily represent the views of the Town of Bethlehem or the Committee on Deer and Ticks. The Town does not recommend or endorse specific strategies or protocols.

Deer Management and Issues

• Community Voice: Deer Population - Lyme, Traffic, etc.
• Don’t Feed the Deer (or other wildlife)

Tick Information and Management

• Creating a Tick-Free Zone around your Home
• Checking yourself for ticks
• How to avoid ticks when outdoors
• How to remove ticks
• Life Cycle of Deer Ticks
• Tick Counter
• Tick and Insect Repellents

Tick-Borne Diseases

Lyme Disease

• Albany County Department of Health
• New York State Department of Health
  
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• Lyme Disease in Pets

Other Tick-Borne Diseases

• Other Tick-borne Diseases in New York State
• Video Presentation: Human Tick-borne Disease in New York State and the Capital Region
• Ticks can carry more than Lyme disease