A list of types of ticks found in the United States that are known to bite and transmit disease to humans.

Nov 14, 2023 · From walking the dog to camping, it helps to know which ticks live in your area and what diseases they can spread. Most tick bites are painless or cause only minor symptoms, such as a change in skin color. But the bite from some ticks can be serious. In the United States, the number of people diagnosed with tick-borne diseases has increased.

May 17, 2018 · But poppyseed-sized nymph ticks, or ticks in a younger stage of life, are actually more dangerous than adult ticks. Here’s what you need to know to protect yourself from ticks this year.

Jul 12, 2022 · Although the deer ticks that transmit Lyme disease are active whenever it’s above freezing, they are not only out now, they are so tiny—the size of a pencil tip or poppy seed—they are practically invisible.

Mar 12, 2024 · Do you know how to identify a small black tick? These pests, also called deer ticks or black-legged ticks, are among the most common tick species. While they may be tiny, they can carry and transmit a host of dangerous diseases, including Lyme disease.

If you find a tick on yourself, your child, or another family member, don’t panic. A tick — or even a tick bite — doesn’t necessarily mean you are going to get Lyme disease or another tick-borne disease. However, you do need to act promptly to remove the tick.

Here is everything you need to know about what different kinds of ticks look like, how to prevent tick bites and the dangers associated with these potentially dangerous pests. Blacklegged (Deer) Tick.

Deer ticks are the smallest tick in North America, with adults growing to about the size of a sesame seed. They are distinctly reddish and have a solid black dorsal shield with long, thin mouth parts.

The most commonly encountered small ticks include the deer tick (Ixodes scapularis) and the Western black-legged tick (Ixodes pacificus). These ticks are typically dark brown or black and can be as tiny as 1-2 millimeters when unfed.

The Lyme disease bacterium, Borrelia burgdorferi, is transmitted by very small ticks belonging to the Ixodes genus (aka deer ticks or blacklegged ticks), and most cases of the infection are spread to humans by nymphs and adult females, said Dr. Gluckman.