An engorged deer tick larva remains dormant during fall using the excess stored blood feed as they evolve into a nymph. The ...

The percentage of deer ticks carrying the Lyme disease bacteria varies per region, and it can range from 2 to 25% of nymphs [young deer ticks] or 5 to 60% of adults, says Thomas N. Mather ...

In fact, adult black-legged ticks stand up to winter weather just fine, and deer tick season never really ends, said Jody L.

Epidemiologist Elizabeth Schiffman, who supervises the Vectorborne Diseases Unit at the Minnesota Department of Health, ...

Lyme disease is probably the most widely known disease that can result from a bite from the black-legged tick (a.k.a. deer ...

but they feed on lots of animals besides deer), lone star ticks, American dog ticks and brown dog ticks. After a tick egg ...

Ticks biting humans and dogs this spring have sparked an uptick in ER visits. Here's tips on knowing what ticks look like, and how to remove them.

Deer ticks are common vectors of Lyme disease and ... blacklegged tick density at 83 per acre and the highest average nymph blacklegged tick density at 25 per acre, according to Linske.

Young deer ticks, called nymphs, are brown and the size of poppy seeds. Adult female deer ticks are red and black, while males are black. Adult deer ticks are about the size of a sesame seed.