Most Wanted: Black-Legged Tick
Dr. Stuart Mitchell
Black-legged ticks (Ixodes scapularis, aka bear tick, deer tick) greedily engorge on the blood of hosts. DESCRIPTION: These hard-bodied ticks are dark brown or black with long mouthparts. The female is orange or red behind the scutum (shield), which has no pattern. The male is black and about half the size of the unfed female (1/8 […]
