TICK-BORNE DISEASES: VECTOR SURVEILLANCE AND CONTROL

* Folding aluminum Sherman box traps, approx. 3.5 x 3.5 x 9 in. (9 x 9 x 22.5 cm) - 60 to
300 traps for trap lines plus 5 extra for replacement of damaged, lost, or stolen traps
* Cotton balls (nesting material for traps)
* Peanut butter/oatmeal bait recipe: Place approx. 4 cups of dry oatmeal (preferably the
long-cooking style) in a large mixing container such as a 5-pound coffee can. Add
approximately 1 tablespoon of peanut butter per cup of oatmeal and mix well, using your
hand to knead the mixture. Continue kneading until the peanut butter is evenly
distributed and the mixture is crumbly and does not clump together. Approximately 1
tablespoon of this mixture is used per trap.
* Felt-tipped marking pens for traps
* Cloth or leather gloves (e.g., gardening gloves) for handling traps
* Large (approx. 30-gal.) plastic bags for carrying traps/animals to lab
* 10-ml vial of 100 mg/ml or 50-ml vial of 10 mg/ml Ketamine hydrochloride injectable
for small mammal anesthesia
* Tuberculin syringes with needles (1-cc syringes with approx. 26-gauge x 1/2-in.
needles) for small mammal anesthesia
* 30-cm ruler
* 100-g Pesola spring scale for weighing small mammals
* Materials listed under BLOOD/SERUM COLLECTING EQUIPMENT
* Materials listed under TICK COLLECTING EQUIPMENT
* Small mammal blood collection protocols (TIM 40)
4. DEER SURVEY MATERIALS
* Rubber gloves (e.g., disposable surgical) for handling small mammals and deer
* 5-cc syringes with 19 or 21-gauge x 1.5-in. needles for deer blood collection
* 5- to 10-ml glass screw-cap centrifuge tubes or 7-ml Vacutainer tubes for all blood
samples
* Materials listed under BLOOD/SERUM COLLECTION EQUIPMENT