Deer Ticks (Ixodes scapularis) have gained a terrible reputation for their ability to spread Lyme disease. Other people call it Black-legged tick and are almost the size of a sesame seed with black dorsal marking but reddish on the posterior. Look for it on White-tailed deers, its favorite host, and from where it takes its name in Northeast USA and Southeastern Canada. The Deer Tick has a unique feeding behavior, feeding three times in its entire life: that is once when molting from larvae to nymph; the same from nymph to adult; and also when laying eggs as adults.
The Deer Tick has an overall length between .08”-.24” (2-6 mm). Deer Ticks have a body length of .04”-.12” (1-3 mm), body width of .02”-.06” (.5-1.5 mm), and body height of .01”-.024” (.2-.6 mm). The typical lifespan of the Deer Tick is between 2-3 years.
Deer Ticks (Ixodes scapularis) have gained a terrible reputation for their ability to spread Lyme disease. Other people call it Black-legged tick and are almost the size of a sesame seed with black dorsal marking but reddish on the posterior. Look for it on White-tailed deers, its favorite host, and from where it takes its name in Northeast USA and Southeastern Canada. The Deer Tick has a unique feeding behavior, feeding three times in its entire life: that is once when molting from larvae to nymph; the same from nymph to adult; and also when laying eggs as adults.
The Deer Tick has an overall length between .08”-.24” (2-6 mm). Deer Ticks have a body length of .04”-.12” (1-3 mm), body width of .02”-.06” (.5-1.5 mm), and body height of .01”-.024” (.2-.6 mm). The typical lifespan of the Deer Tick is between 2-3 years.
