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 ...

Last year saw seasonable temps and lots of rain for the larvae, meaning the nymph ticks will be prevalent in 2025. For those planning time in the Great Outdoors, there are some steps you can take to ...

The Indiana Department of Health (IDOH) reported that the nymph and adult stages can transmit human pathogens. Lyme disease is probably the most widely known disease that can result from a bite from ...

Deer ticks and wood or dog ticks can be found in every county in Wisconsin. Officials are also seeing more people getting bit by nymph ticks, which are immature or young ticks. They often carry ...

In fact, adult black-legged ticks stand up to winter weather just fine, and deer tick season never really ... noting that at the same time, the nymphs, or babies, begin to become active, and ...

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.

Deer ticks are smaller than wood ticks ... According to Ortbahn, ticks have different stages of life: the egg, the larva, the nymph, and the adult tick. After hatching, ticks require a blood ...