Black-Legged (Deer) Tick - Ixodes (dammini) scapularisDistributionThe Black-legged Tick (Deer Tick) Ixodes scapularis is found in eastern North America including the New England, mid-Atlantic, and southeastern states, and the midwestern states of Minnesota and Wisconsin. It has been observed in Michigan, Iowa, Illinois, and Indiana.
Black-legged deer tick Ixodes (dammini) scapularis. Distribution is associated with high humidity and mild mean winter temperatures. However, it is not restricted by winter temperatures as areas of tick activity occur in Minnesota and Wisconsin. The requirement for high humidity restricts this tick from spreading to arid areas and high mountains where desiccation is a limiting factor. ReferencesSonenshine, Biology of Ticks, 1991, New York |
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