The Tick Monitoring Programme of the HUN-REN Ecological Research Centre is in its fifth year, aiming to study the establishment and spread of the newly emerging non-native Hyalomma ticks in Hungary. The research uses the citizen science method, i.e. data on these dangerous tick species are collected based on reports from the public. From this spring, the submission will be supported by the PragmaTick mobile phone app, which is currently available on iOS and will be available on Android soon. More information about the PragmaTick app and the importance of monitoring for Hyalomma ticks can be found at the www.kullancsfigyelo.hu website.

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