Deer ticks

A cautionary note to continue to check for ticks. Our family has had two recent tick scares, even though we have had some bitterly cold temperatures. Especially after a weekend like this, don’…

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Ticks are small arachnids that are parasitic to humans and animals. Several species of ticks are medically significant to humans and pets as they are carriers of disease. While each tick species has different markings and coloring, all ticks have a flattened oval or shaped body before feeding and a rounded body after feeding.

Ticks, Tick-borne Diseases, Tick Control » East Middlesex Mosquito Control Project

FYI, know your ticks. Tick species that transmit Lyme Disease: Black-legged tick (Deer tick), western black-legged tick map of lyme disease prevalence: http://www.aldf.com/usmap.shtml tickborne diseases to know about: http://www.cdc.gov/ticks/diseases/ geographic distribution of different types of ticks: http://www.cdc.gov/ticks/geographic_distribution.html

Tick identification is important for a number of reasons; the most important of which is figuring out what pathogens a tick may carry (and transmit). While it's typically much easier to identify an adult tick, immature ticks can also transmit diseases.

For one: They carry very different diseases.

LAREDO, Texas – U.S. Customs and Border Protection agriculture specialists (CBPAS) intercepted 11 whitetail trophy deer hides infested with live ticks over a 10-day period at the Colombia-Solidarity Bridge. “Our CBP agriculture specialists are vigilant, well versed in the biological sciences and dedicated to ensuring that dangerous pests such as the cattle fever tick do not enter the U.S. as hitchhiker pests aboard trophy whitetail deer hides,” said Port Director Alberto Flores, Laredo Port…

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Deer ticks. Tiny creatures that barely tickle when they crawl over the skin, but carry a wallop. Lyme disease. How to recognize the deer tick and protect yourself against infection.

Make tick tubes to help kill ticks and keep them out of your yard.

Ticks, gross :P

Deer ticks vs Wood ticks

9 questions to test your knowledge of ticks and the diseases they carry.

Spot an engorged deer tick attached to you or your pet Of the over 80 types of ticks active in North America, there are only seven species that can transmit disease to humans through its bite. The deer tick, or blacklegged tick (Ixodes...

Want to know how to deal with ticks? Here's everything you need to know to protect yourself and your dog, and how to safely remove ticks if necessary!

See how different species of ticks change appearance as they feed. Note the scutum stays the same size no matter how big the tick grows during feeding. Different types of ticks also transmit different germs. The dose of germs transmitted from an infected tick increases the longer a tick is feeding as does the risk […]

Marianne from Massachusetts found this female Deer tick on her dog Brinny.

A 9-year-old Connecticut boy felt a strange sensation and heard buzzing in his ear. When checked by doctors, they were surprised to see a tick was implanted in the “ear drum.”