Facts about Ixodes scapularis (Blacklegged ticks or Deer tick) A Deer ticks life cycle is two years long. Deer ticks like to live mostly in brush and forest. They get their name for their mode of travel which is usually on their…
Category: Tick Pictures
TickChek: How to Test a Tick for Lyme Disease
How to Test a Tick for Lyme Disease If you have found this page, you may have found a tick on you, someone in your family or on a pet. It’s great that your are being proactive and looking into…
Tick Species and the Illnesses they Transmit Chart
Tick Species and the Illnesses they Transmit Chart This chart is a collection of tick species and the infections, protozoans and viruses they pass. Many people know about Lyme disease but few have heard of all the co infections that…
Tick Pictures and Questions
Ticks are Small! “But I didn’t see a tick on me!” How many times do we hear people say this who end up having Lyme Disease or other tick borne infections? Well check out how small these ticks…