Male ticks don’t grow in size after feeding ... including cats and humans. Unfed adult brown dog ticks have a reddish-brown ...

American dog ticks and brown dog ticks. After a tick egg hatches, it goes through three life stages: larva, nymph and adult. Both male and female ticks feed on blood by inserting their barbed ...

Adult females have an off-white portion on their shields, while adults males can look mottled gray. Disease risk: Rocky Mountain spotted fever, tularemia Location: The American dog tick has a wide ...