It's almost springtime – and that means it's time to look out for things like ticks.A local health department and university are teaming up and asking those in Guilford County to take part in a study collecting ticks."I try to walk in places where there's no ticks," walker Bill Wells said. "If I found a tick on me and I'm walking? I would probably freak out, honestly," walker Kaylee Secudino said. That's how most people would feel if they found a tick anywhere on their body.But the Guilford County Division of Public Health and North Carolina State University wants those of you who find ticks on your body to submit them to a study using a tick collection kit. Top StoriesWolfpack Nation celebrates after ACC championship win over UNCNC State completes the Cinderella story with an ACC championship win over UNCNorth Carolina river contaminated after tractor-trailer carrying 4.5 tons of fertilizer plunges into it, officials sayGet the latest news stories of interest by clicking here"We're trying to get as many counties across the state as possible," said Dayvion Adams, a doctoral candidate at North Carolina State University, Adams said the reason they are conducting this study is because it's difficult to go out and collect Lyme disease ticks."It seems that a lot more people are getting bit by these ticks, which is curious to us, because they are not very common," Adams said. "It helps give a better idea of what ticks are out there and what they are infected with – and the distribution of the ticks across the state.""It will help us understand the geography and season of these ticks," he added.Adams said using the free kit is easy."It's really simple. It's a plastic baggy that has a consent form and a quick survey that takes 2 minutes to complete. There's also 2 tubes that have alcohol where the ticks where go," Adam said. Some said they would be on board with completing the survey and study. "I actually want to do it, that's cool. If it's good for research why not?" walker Xiaolin Dai said. "I feel like I could," Secudino said. Adams said there are a total of 19 counties participating in the study. So far, he's had 25 submissions. He said he expects to get more surveys over the summer when ticks are more common. Study Details: Participants will only submit ticks pulled off of themselves (not animals)  Each tick kit should come from the same time and location; use different kits for other times and locations  Participants will fill out a survey for each kit No personal information will be shared and participants will not be identified from their responses  Kits will be sent back to researchers in a provided return envelope  There is no pay for participation in the study Free tick kits can be picked up from the Environmental Health Division on the 3rd floor of the Guilford County Department of Health and Human Services at 1203 Maple St. in Greensboro. Kits may be picked up Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Each kit will include a postage-paid return envelope, collection tubes, and a short survey for participants to complete.   Citizen participants may submit their findings as many times as they encounter ticks!  For more information about the tick study, please email NCSU researcher Dayvion Adams at dradams4@ncsu.edu. Learn more about common ticks in North Carolina on NCSU’s website.Watch: NOWCAST streaming newscastsNAVIGATE: Home | Weather | Watch NOWCAST TV | Local News | National | News We Love |Keep up with the latest news and weather by downloading the WXII app here