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Engorged Deer Tick vs. Engorged Dog Tick: How to Tell the Difference Between Them
The eggs incubate and hatch into larvae in late summer. Larvae attach to small rodents to feed. An engorged deer tick larva ...
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Tick-borne illnesses exploded in New England with climate change. Here’s how to protect yourself.
MOST COMMON Blacklegged (deer) tick: These human-feeding ticks are now present in every New England state and at most elevations. Generally, at least a third in New England are infected with the ...
Lyme not only tick-borne disease
Lyme disease is still the state’s most common reported tick-borne disease, but two other diseases – human anaplasmosis and babesiosis – can result from deer tick bites in ...
Deer ticks start their season early
Minnesota’s unusual stretch of warm weather in late winter and early spring has led to earlier than normal tick activity and a sudden start to the tick-borne disease season. Health officials ...