This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract The aim of this study was to characterize the spatial distribution of the tick Ixodes uriae within and among populations of its seabird hosts ...

The Southwestern Naturalist, Vol. 58, No. 1 (MARCH 2013), pp. 122-124 (3 pages) We provide the first report of the jaguar (Panthera onca) as a host of the black-legged tick (Ixodes scapularis). This ...

I was recently shown two photos of local animals beset by ticks. One was a red squirrel, whose head and neck were laden with ticks (see photos); the other was a young porcupine with two ...

Doctor Imran Ali, a physician fellow at the University of Connecticut, joins us to answer some questions on preventing tick borne illnesses. Q: So we live in Connecticut that is known for Lyme disease ...