Everything you need to know about
Blacklegged ticks or deer ticks
THE MAP GIVES YOU A GOOD IDEA, BUT YOU MIGHT FIND THIS TICK IN OTHER REGIONS.
*Depending on the type, larvae, nymph, adult male or female, the risks are not the same. Keep reading
Deer tick adult female
When:
They are active from October-May, as long as the daytime temperature remains above freezing.
Where:
This tick is mostly found in coniferous forest. Also, they can be on the tips of branches of low growing shrubs.
Their distribution relies greatly on the distribution of its reproductive host, the white-tailed deer.
Potential Diseases:
*If your dog was bit by this tick, you should consider sending the tick for testing.
Deer tick adult male
When:
They are active from October-May, as long as the daytime temperature remains above freezing.
Where:
This tick is mostly found in coniferous forest. Also, they can be on the tips of branches of low growing shrubs.
Their distribution relies greatly on the distribution of its reproductive host, the white-tailed deer.
Potential Diseases:
- None
Deer tick nymph
When:
They are active from May-August.
Where:
They are most commonly found in moist leaf litter in wooded areas, or at the edge of wooded areas.
They typically attach to smaller mammals such as mice, voles, and chipmunks.
Potential Diseases:
*If your dog was bit by this tick, you should consider sending the tick for testing.
Deer tick larvae
When:
They are active from July-September.
Where:
These ticks can be found in moist leaf litter.
They will attach to nearly any small, medium or large-sized mammal and many species of birds. Preferred hosts are white-footed mice.
Potential Diseases:
- None