# An Ecological Perspective on Tick-Borne Diseases

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Podcast: [Growing Greener](https://stenobird.com/podcast/growing-greener-439650)
Published: 2026-06-24T10:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

Dr. Rick Ostfeld of the Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies shares thirty years of research on the ecology of tick-borne diseases in North America, detailing why landscape treatments such as pesticide sprays are unproductive as well as environmentally destructive, and outlines a very different approach to this public health threat.

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