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  2. Ixodes scapularis - Wikipedia

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    [8] [10] The palps of male deer ticks, part of the mouthparts or capitulum, are shorter than those of the female. [7] [11]: 5 Adult female deer ticks are approximately 3 to 4 mm long, [10] and may engorge while feeding, [7] while adult males are 2 to 3 mm long [10] and cannot engorge due to the rigidity of their scutum, which covers the entire ...

  3. Dermacentor variabilis - Wikipedia

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    Most ticks go through four stages: egg, six-legged larva, eight-legged nymph, and adult. After hatching from the egg, a tick must obtain a blood meal at every stage to survive. Ticks can feed on mammals, birds, reptiles, and amphibians. Unlike most tick species, D. variabilis prefers the same host during all of its life stages. [6]

  4. Dermacentor albipictus - Wikipedia

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    Dermacentor albipictus, the winter tick, is a species of hard tick that parasitizes many different mammal species in North America.It is commonly associated with cervid species such as elk (Cervus canadensis), white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus), mule deer (O. hemionus) and caribou (Rangifer tarandus) but is primarily known as a serious pest of moose (Alces alces).

  5. A guide to the tick species every American should know - AOL

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    Ticks have been documented transmitting a wide range of protozoan, bacterial, viral, and fungal pathogens to humans, pets, and livestock. With tick season right around the corner in most areas, we ...

  6. Lyme disease cases have gone up in the U.S. Here's why - AOL

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    Complete thorough tick checks often. Especially after being outdoors, it’s important to scan the entire body for tick bites. Loafman notes that deer ticks are tiny, “so the skin inspection ...

  7. Tick season is here, so here are common Maryland varieties ...

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    The longhorned tick was found on a white-tailed deer in Washington County," the department said in a statement. "The state’s departments of Agriculture, Health, and Natural Resources are working ...

  8. Tick - Wikipedia

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    This process occurs repeatedly and until the last nymphal instar occurs, thus allowing the tick to molt into an adult. Once an adult these ticks feed rapidly and periodically their entire life cycle. In some species an adult female may lay eggs after each feeding. Their life cycles range from months to years.

  9. Dermacentor andersoni - Wikipedia

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    Dermacentor andersoni, commonly known as the Rocky Mountain wood tick, is a hard tick, or member of the Ixodidae family, with three life stages including larvae, nymph, and finally adult, or, more entomologically, imago. This tick is generally located in the northwest United States and southwest Canada along the Rocky Mountains.

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