The deer tick ( Ixodes scapularis), also known as the black-legged tick, is not an insect but an arachnid. As it feeds on a ...
The life span of a deer tick is about two years and they develop through three stages: larva, nymph and adult. Their bite is painless and often is unnoticed, but they can carry Lyme disease. Photo ...
Above: Purdue tick researcher Chhoki Sherpa views Asian longhorned tick while working in Cate Hill lab in Whistler Hall. The more we learn about ticks, the more committed we all should be about ...