While western black-legged ticks (Ixodes pacificus) tend to swarm in large forest preserves, the Lyme-causing bacterium is actually more prevalent in small, isolated patches of greenery. In these ...

County-Scale Distribution of Ixodes scapularis and Ixodes pacificus (Acari: Ixodidae) in the Continental United States. Journal of Medical Entomology, January 2016 DOI: 10.1093/jme/tjv237; ...

Western black-legged tick (Ixodes pacificus) Gulf Coast tick. Lone Star tick (Amblyomma americanum) Pacific Coast tick (Dermacentor occidentalis) Rocky Mountain wood tick (Dermacentor andersoni) ...

The infection spreads through deer tick bites, known as Ixodes scapularis and Ixodes pacificus. While cases have been reported in all 50 states, some regions are more prone to ticks than others.

They specifically were interested in tick species Ixodes pacificus and Ixodes scapularis, the main carriers of the bacterium that causes Lyme. advertisement.

The tick menace is even worse than we thought. A pair of new studies this month suggests that there are more tick species out there in the U.S. that can cause an unusual form of allergy to red meat.

A related tick, Ixodes pacificus, or the western black-legged tick, was also linked to the Washington case. The CDC’s map of suspected cases — which shows high concentrations in Alabama, ...

A related tick, Ixodes pacificus, or the western black-legged tick, was also linked to the Washington case. The CDC’s map of suspected cases — which shows high concentrations in Alabama, ...

They tabulated reported sightings of the blacklegged tick (Ixodes scapularis) and the less-common western blacklegged tick (Ixodes pacificus), both commonly known as deer ticks. Blacklegged tick.

The lifecycle of blacklegged ticks (Ixodes scapularis and Ixodes pacificus) generally lasts two years. During this time, they go through four life stages: egg, six-legged larva, eight-legged nymph ...

A related tick, Ixodes pacificus, or the western black-legged tick, was also linked to the Washington case. The CDC’s map of suspected cases — which shows high concentrations in Alabama, ...