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Showing 5 types of TICKS

American Dog Tick

Latin Name: Dermacentor variabilis

This is a native tick in North America. It is most abundant in the eastern half of the country but also found in the Pacific Northwest, south into California, and in eastern Canada.

Blacklegged Tick

Latin Name: Ixodes scapularis

Latin Family Name: Ixodidae

There are two major species of Ixodes ticks in the United States, I. pacificus in the western U.S. and I. scapularis in the eastern U.S. These ticks are native to North America.

Brown Dog Tick

Latin Name: Rhipicephalus sanquineus

Latin Family Name: Ixodidae

Apparently this tick is native to North America, and it occurs most often in states with warm climates. It also occurs into Latin America in the tropical and subtropical areas.

Lone Star Tick

Latin Name: Amblyomma americanum

This tick is a native in eastern North America and is found from Texas north to Iowa and east along the Atlantic coast as far north as Maine.

Western Blacklegged Tick

Latin Name: Ixodes pacificus

This tick is a native species in western North America.

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