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May 15, 2024 · Reducing exposure to ticks is the best defense against tickborne diseases. Tick exposure can occur year-round, but ticks are most active during warmer months (April-September). You and your family can take several steps to prevent tick bites.
Tick Identification & Removal. Ticks are often mistaken for insects, but they are actually arachnids. Regarding tick identification, they are classified into two categories: soft ticks and hard ticks. Soft ticks often feed on bats and birds, while hard ticks feed on humans, pets and nuisance wildlife.
Found throughout the northeastern, mid-Atlantic, southeastern and northcentral United States, blacklegged ticks are known vectors of Lyme disease, anaplasmosis, human babesiosis, Powassan encephalitis, and more.
Blacklegged (Deer) Tick- American Dog Tick
- Brown Dog Tick
Nov 13, 2023 · Hundreds of tick species are found worldwide, with around 90 of those in North America. Thankfully, not all of these species threaten humans, pets, or wildlife. However, ticks are responsible for almost 95% of vector-borne diseases (illnesses transmitted by pests such as ticks, mosquitoes, and fleas) reported annually in the United States.
It’s true. Ticks are not insects, although they are often mistaken for them. Ticks are actually classified as arachnids, or relatives of spiders, scorpions and mites. If you look closely at a tick when identifying it, it kind of resembles a spider with its four pairs of legs and lack of antennae. Ticks are mini, real-life vampires...
Did you know ticks can live as long as 200 days without food or water? Find facts about ticks and tick prevention information for kids in our pest guide.
