Caption The life cycle of the Ixodes scapularis commonly known as the deer tick or the black-legged tick.Lyme disease is caused by the spirochete Borrelia burgdorferi which is transmitted by an ...

Image of the Day: Tick Check The American dog tick (Dermacentor variabilis), which transmits the bacterium that causes Rocky Mountain spotted fever, can be found in more than half of the US.This one ...

Larger circle size represents areas with greater tick abundances. Circle colouration demonstrates the proportional results of pathogen testing for tick pools. Light blue represents tick pools that ...