Hard Tick

• Ixodes dammini

  A northeastern tick now recognized as same species as Ixodes scapularis.

• Ixodes neotomae

  A tick that usually does not bite humans; transmits Lyme disease spirochete to dusky-footed...

• Ixodes pacificus

  A tick that feeds on dusky-footed wood rat and bites humans; principal vector for...

• Ixodes scapularis

  Parasitic on mice of genus Peromyscus and bites humans; principal vector for Lyme...

• sheep-tick

  Parasitic on sheep and cattle as well as humans; can transmit looping ill in sheep (acute...

• Ixodes persulcatus

  Bites humans; a vector for Lyme disease spirochete.

• Ixodes dentatus

  Usually does not bite humans; transmits Lyme disease spirochete to cottontail rabbits...

• Ixodes spinipalpis

  Usually does not bite humans; transmits Lyme disease spirochete to cottontail...