Tick season in full swing
Howard Russell, Diagnostic Services
Jennie Stanger, MSU Extension Monroe County
Size comparison of a male American dog tick and a female deer tick.
A female deer tick. Note the absences of white markings.
A female American dog tick. Note the white markings.
Close up of a male American dog tick. Note the white markings.
Close up of the anal suture of a deer tick. Note that it completely encircles the anal opening.
Close up of the first leg segment (coxa) of the American dog tick. Note that they are split or cleft in the middle.
Close up of the first leg segment (coxa) of the deer tick. Note that they are projected into a long point.
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