Table 2.

Knowledge of Ohio-based producers (n = 57) that participated in a self-administered and anonymous electronic survey regarding ticks and tick-borne diseases

Question	n (%)
How confident do you feel identifying ticks?
Not at all confident: I’m not sure if I could tell a tick from another type of bug	3 (5.3%)
Slightly confident: I can tell that it’s a tick, but am not familiar with individual species	24 (38.6%)
Moderately confident: I know a few common species, but am unsure about the others	22 (42.1%)
Very confident: I can identify most or all of the ticks that I find	6 (10.5%)
No answer	2 (3.5%)
How confident do you feel about determining whether a tick has fed or not?
Not at all confident	2 (3.5%)
Slightly confident	15 (26.3%)
Moderately confident	22 (38.6%)
Very confident	9 (15.8%)
No answer	9 (15.8%)
How do ticks get onto people or animals?ab
Climb up plants and wait for hosts to walk by	21 (36.8%)
Drop from trees	21 (36.8%)
Fly	15 (26.3%)
Not sure	1 (1.7%)
No answer	12 (21.0%)
Where do you get your information about ticks and tick-borne diseases that affect humans?a
The internet	30 (52.6%)
Extension materials	24 (42.1%)
My doctor	24 (42.1%)
Friends, family, or coworkers	20 (35.1%)
Other	1 (1.8%)
No answer	13 (22.8%)
Where do you get your information about ticks and tick-borne diseases that affect animals?a
Extension materials	29 (50.9%)
My veterinarian	25 (43.9%)
The internet	25 (43.9%)
Producer groups	16 (28.1%)
Friends, family, or coworkers	15 (26.3%)
I don’t get this information from any source	1 (1.8%)
No answer	13 (22.8%)

^aSum of percentages may be greater than 100% because participants could choose more than one answer

^bTicks get onto animals and people by climbing up grass and waiting for hosts to walk by