Characteristics: Black-Legged Ticks are a primary carrier of Lyme disease through mice and deer in the Eastern United States. Males appear as a dark brown or even black coloring while females feature orange coloring. Their size dictates how much they have eaten as their bodies beome engorged the more they suck on the blood of their host.
General Adult Size (Length): 3mm to 4mm
(0.12in to 0.16in)
Identifying Colors:brown; red; black; gray
North American reach includes (may not be limited to): Minnesota; Iowa; Missouri; Oklahoma; Arkansas; Texas; Kansas; Wisconsin; Illinois; Tennessee; Mississippi; Louisiana; Alabama; Kentucky; Indiana; Michigan; Ohio; West Virginia; North Carolina; South Carolina; Georgia; Florida; Virginia; Maryland; Delaware; Pennsylvania; New Jersey; New York; Connecticut; Massachusetts; Rhode Island; New Hampshire; Vermont; Maine
Category:Mite or Tick Common Name: Black-Legged Tick Scientific Name: (Ixodesscapularis)
Kingdom: Animalia
