Potential of the Sterile Insect Technique for Control of Deer Ticks, $\text{Ixodes scapularis}$

Thomas G. Kirby, Julie C. Blackwood

The deer tick, $\text{Ixodes scapularis}$, is a vector for numerous human diseases, including Lyme disease, anaplasmosis, and babesiosis. Concern is rising in the US and abroad a…