blacklegged tick

Published on Nov 30, 2014

Ixodes scapularis is commonly known as the deer tick or blacklegged tick (although some people reserve the latter term for Ixodes pacificus, which is found on the West Coast of the USA), and in some parts of the USA as the bear tick. It is a hard-bodied tick (family Ixodidae) of the eastern and northern Midwestern United States. It is a vector for several diseases of animals, including humans (Lyme disease, babesiosis, anaplasmosis, etc.) and is known as the deer tick owing to its habit of parasitizing the white-tailed deer. It is also known to parasitize mice, lizards, migratory birds, etc. especially while the tick is in the larva or nymph stage.

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Uploaded on Aug 17, 2010

This video will demonstrate why the Lyme disease "life cycle clock" starts ticking in August, when blood hungry larvae feed on infected rodents.

Published on Jul 2, 2015

We hope to help educate folks on how to identify the differences between a Deer ticks (Ixodes scapularis) and Dog ticks (Dermacentor variabilis).

The most identifiable difference is the coloring on the ticks "scutum" or the shield behind the tick's head.

Deer Ticks
• Brown/Black scutum or shield
• Deer ticks may transmit the agents that cause Lyme disease, anaplasmosis, and babesiosis
• What bites: nymphs and adult females
• When: anytime temperatures are above freezing, greatest risk is spring through fall

Dog Ticks
• Females have white stripes on scutum or shield. Males have white stripes the length of their bodies.
• Dog ticks do not transmit the agent that causes Lyme disease
• What bites: adult females
• When: April–August

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Published on May 10, 2013

Photographed while it crawled up the left leg of my faded Levi blue jeans, when I was out looking for more photographic fauna near Fisher, Minnesota (10 May 2013). Go here to learn more about this species: http://www.extension.umn.edu/distribution/naturalresources/M1275.html

Published on Jun 15, 2015

Easy removal of Wood Ticks and Deer ticks. Watch out for a circle of infection which means Lymes disease could be occurring. Angling for Free Fishing Videos? Here is a video on Fishing Tips and Tricks, I do video on many species such as Catfish, Walleye, Muskie, Northern, Panfish, Salmon to include most freshwater and some saltwater fish. Information good from Fishing Pro to Novice angler will like this instruction where you can Discover Fishing when you are on the hunt for big fish. I will be talking about Fish, Fishing, Outdoors, lures, boats, motors, rods, reels, Bass, Boating, and wildlife.

Published on Oct 1, 2012

You don't want this tick anywhere near you. It was near Lyme, Connecticut, that deer ticks transmitted what we now know as Lyme Disease.