Want to know if a tick carries diseases? The UMaine tick lab can help.

BANGOR DAILY NEWS • September 22, 2025

In what must be one of the best buys for your money anywhere, when you send a tick to the UMaine lab, they will identify it for free! For a nominal $20 fee, they will conduct DNA testing panels to detect pathogens that can cause tick-borne disease in Maine. ~ Donald E. Hoenig, Belfast, former Maine state veterinarian