Blacklegged Tick or Deer Tick, Ixodes scapularis Say (Arachnida: Acari: Ixodidae)

In the United States, the blacklegged tick, Ixodes scapularis Say affects the greatest number of people for three principal reasons: their geographic distribution coincides in the northeastern United States with the greatest concentration of humans (Miller et al. 1990); spirochete infection rates a...

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Main Authors: Michael R. Patnaude, Thomas N. Mather
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The University of Florida George A. Smathers Libraries 2003-08-01
Series:EDIS
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Online Access:https://journals.flvc.org/edis/article/view/108997