Three Tick Species Collected on Long Island (IMAGE)

Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health

Three Tick Species Collected on Long Island

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Three primary human-biting tick species present on Long Island were examined in this study. Left -- blacklegged tick also known as the deer tick, middle -- the American dog tick, right -- the lone star tick.

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Santiago Sanchez-Vicente, Stony Brook University

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