Post by mike0 on Jun 29, 2012 7:30:16 GMT -8
Well, I'd like to pretend I joined the forum because I love insects, but in reality, I'm just a worried dad. My wife found this tick in my daughter's ear yesterday and pulled it off with tweezers.
Here in Eastern PA, Deer ticks are somewhat common carriers of lyme disease while other ticks are not. Looking on the net, this looks to me like an adult female deer or dog tick.
Is there anyone here that is a tick expert and can tell whether it's a deer tick or not? Our vet and pediatrician was not able to.
I forgot to mention, it measured just under 1/4". Most people say that is too big for a deer tick, but then I see other info that they are usually talking about the nymph (more likely to transmit lyme disease)
Final(?) edit: the picture that made me think this looks like a deer tick was on www.tickencounter.org/tick_identification (adult female deer tick)
Thanks.
Here in Eastern PA, Deer ticks are somewhat common carriers of lyme disease while other ticks are not. Looking on the net, this looks to me like an adult female deer or dog tick.
Is there anyone here that is a tick expert and can tell whether it's a deer tick or not? Our vet and pediatrician was not able to.
I forgot to mention, it measured just under 1/4". Most people say that is too big for a deer tick, but then I see other info that they are usually talking about the nymph (more likely to transmit lyme disease)
Final(?) edit: the picture that made me think this looks like a deer tick was on www.tickencounter.org/tick_identification (adult female deer tick)
Thanks.
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