Male ticks don’t grow in size after feeding ... (Dermacentor variabilis), the wood tick, is larger than the deer tick. An ...

A Montana hunter discovered an unusual-looking tick on her dog and submitted it to a research lab; it was discovered that ...

If you spot a tick right now, it's most likely an adult deer tick, which can transmit Lyme disease. Deer tick activity surged this week in Maine as warmer weather stirred the Lyme disease-carrying ...

“The black-legged tick, the adult stage, the adult female and male, if the temperature goes ... host seeking at that point and get a meal on a deer or a dog or on you,” said Dr. Jean Tsao ...

Other recorded species include the Asian longhorn tick and Ixodes cookei. Research has shown some adult ticks can overwinter ... Black-legged ticks: Also known as deer ticks, they are found ...