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It's wood tick season again and it appears there will be lots of ticks in the woods this year at least in Minnesota, likely elsewhere too.
A friend and I took a short walk in the woods and I had several Dermacentor"dog" ticks found on me and my friend had an Ixodes scapularis
crawling on him which is responsible for Lyme disease and several other scourges as well.
The left photo is the common dog tick and the photo on the right is an Ixodes scapularis tick. It's important to be able to recognize the difference between
them! Another thing to note is that the nymph stages may be VERY small and virtually undetectable so check yourself well.
These are the most common ticks at least in the upper midwest. I am in Minnesota.
A friend and I took a short walk in the woods and I had several Dermacentor"dog" ticks found on me and my friend had an Ixodes scapularis
crawling on him which is responsible for Lyme disease and several other scourges as well.
The left photo is the common dog tick and the photo on the right is an Ixodes scapularis tick. It's important to be able to recognize the difference between
them! Another thing to note is that the nymph stages may be VERY small and virtually undetectable so check yourself well.
These are the most common ticks at least in the upper midwest. I am in Minnesota.