TICKS VECTORS (For more information about ticks click here)
Latin Name (Common Name): Diseases they can transmit
Ixodes scapularis (deer tick or black legged tick): Lyme, babesiosis, anaplasmosis, Powassan encephalitis, tick paralysis, tularemia, Bartonella
Amblyomma americanum (lone star tick): Human monocytic ehrlichiosis, STARI, tularemia, tick paralysis, Rocky Mountain spotted fever (RMSF)
Dermacentor variabilis (American dog tick): RMSF, tularemia, human monocytic ehrlichiosis
Dermacentor andersoni (wood tick): RMSF, tularemia, Colorado tick fever, tick paralysis, Q fever
Ixodes pacificus (western black legged tick): Lyme, babesiosis, anaplasmosis, bartonella
Amblyomma maculatum (Gulf Coast tick): Rickettsia parkeri rickettsiosis http://www.cdc.gov/otherspottedfever
Deer Ticks: Unengorged female encircled by partially engorged females.
(Photo: James Occi, MA, MS)
Ticks in various stages of engorgement.
(L) Adult female, adult male American dog ticks.
(Photo: James Occi, MA, MS)
(Top-L) Adult Female deer tick, adult female dog tick.
(Bottom-L) Adult female, adult male, and nymph lone star ticks.
(Photo: James Occi, MA, MS)
(L) Adult female, adult male, nymph lone star ticks.
(Photo: James Occi, MA, MS)
(L) Larva, nymph, adult male, adult female western black legged ticks.
(Photo: Robert Lane, PhD)
(L) Three fully engorged, one partially engorged, one unengorged female deer ticks.
(Photo: James Occi, MA, MS)
(L) Engorged female, straight pin, unengored female deer ticks.
(Photo: James Occi, MA, MS)
Ticks on Block: (L-Top to bottom) Male adult, female adult, nymph deer ticks; (R-Top to bottom) Male adult, female adult lone star ticks.
(Photo: James Occi, MA, MS)
(R) Two fully engorged lone star ticks; (L-Bottom) partially engorged lone star tick; (L-Top) Adult female (white dot), adult male, nymph (smallest) lone star ticks.
(Photo: James Occi, MA, MS)
Adult female deer tick (white), adult male deer tick (black) mating.
(Photo: James Occi, MA, MS)
(L) Partially engorged female, unengorged female, male, engorged nymph, unengorged nymph deer ticks.
(Photo: James Occi, MA, MS)
(L) Engorged adult female, adult female deer ticks.
(L-Top to bottom) Female and male adult American dog ticks; (On Stamp) 2 Nymph deer ticks; (R-Top to bottom) Adult female and adult male deer ticks.
(Photo: James Occi, MA, MS)
(On paper clip) Adult female American dog tick; (Inside paper clip L-R) Adult male, adult female, 2 nymph deer ticks.
(Photo: James Occi, MA, MS)
(L) Adult female deer tick; (Center- top to bottom) Adult male and nymph deer ticks; (R) Adult female American dog tick.
(Photo: James Occi, MA, MS)
(L-3 Ticks, L to R) Adult male, adult female, nymph lone star ticks; (C) Adult male American dog tick; (R-3 ticks, L to R) Nymph, adult female, adult male deer ticks.
(Photo: James Occi, MA, MS)
(L) Adult male, adult female American dog ticks; 21cc guage needle; (R) Two nymphs (white), adult female (Top) adult male (Bottom) deer ticks.
(Photo: James Occi, MA, MS)
(Inside safety pin) Adult male American dog tick; (Bottom) Adult female American dog tick; (R-4 ticks) Two nymphs (white), adult male (top) adult female (bottom) deer ticks.
(Photo: James Occi, MA, MS)
(L) Adult female, adult male, two nymphs on a straight pin.
(Photo: James Occi, MA, MS)
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