Here is a look at some common traits of ticks: The scutum on ticks helps in identifying females from males. On a female tick, ...

There’s a lot of overlap between lone star tick and blacklegged tick habitats. And while the markings on adult female ticks of the two species are different enough that you might be able to ...

Figure 2 provides a comparison of the illness in the 2 countries. Engorged, gravid female ticks are responsible for the condition. They tend to attach to the hairline, scalp, or pubic hair ...

But typically, their danger comes from the variety of diseases they can transmit to us through their bloodsucking (that said, only female ticks feed on blood). Much less common, but not unheard of ...

Approximately one-third of blacklegged ticks (also called deer ticks) tested during recent years in Minnesota were positive for disease-causing organisms, say state health officials. Blacklegged ...

Photo of an adult female Asian longhorned tick, Haemaphysalis longicornis, on a blade of grass. (Photo courtesy James Gathany via the Center for Disease Control and Prevention.) Multiple sources ...