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The uniquely extensive body of data collected by Punkkilive helps determine where and when people and pets encounter ticks.

The identification of risk areas allows us to establish the factors predicting the occurrence of ticks and implement measures mitigating the risk of encountering ticks effectively. The data also makes determining ticks’ seasons of activity across Finland possible.

Over the years, nature-roaming citizens have been hugely helpful to the tick researchers at Turku University.

Mapping out ticks across the whole of Finland would not be possible by a couple researchers alone. After its first year in operation, Punkkilive is already one of the most successful community science projects in Finland. This spurs our researchers on further! Thank you all for your valuable observations!

The observations logged into Punkkilive clearly show just how common human encounters with ticks are these days. Modern technology means that we can track nature practically in real time, in a more detailed way than ever before.

It is fantastic to see that so many people are inspired to spot these little creatures. I've also been thinking about future projects that would enable us to research all these ticks even more, for example to analyse causes of disease. Let's see what the future brings.