Male ticks don’t grow in size after feeding as ... The deer tick (Ixodes scapularis), also known as the black-legged tick, is ...

“The black-legged tick, the adult stage, the adult female and male, if the temperature goes above 32, 35 degrees, they actually can be active and be host seeking at that point and get a meal on ...

Soon, we will no longer be seeing wood ticks (also called American dog ticks). It wasn’t that long ago when you couldn’t go outdoors, especially around grassy, weedy areas without attracting a horde ...

Deer ticks, also called black legged ticks, hide in brushy and wooded areas. These ticks can pick up Lyme disease and other tick-borne illnesses from small rodents. Deer ticks can then spread ...