showing
appearance and relative sizes of adult male and female,
nymph and
larval ticks including
deer ticks (Ixodes scapularis), lone star ticks
(Amblyomma
americanum), and dog ticks (Dermacentor variabilis).
Of those pictured, only the Ixodes scapularis ticks
are known to transmit Lyme disease.
Illustration by Taina Litwak, CMI |
