Tickborne disease awareness and protective practices among U.S. Forest Service employees from the upper Midwest, USA.

Background: People with occupations that require them to spend time working outdoors in suitable tick habitats are predicted to be at an increased risk for tick-borne diseases (TBDs). However, few studies have assessed the risks of outdoor employees in the United States.

Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional survey to collect data on exposure to ticks and TBD infections among U.

Resistance of Aegilops longissima to the Rusts of Wheat.

Stem rust (caused by Puccinia graminis f. sp. tritici), leaf rust (P.