Pick The Tick

	PICK THE TICK
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Lone Star Tick (Amblyomma americanum)

X Becoming a major nuisance tick in Ohio

X Primary vector of Human Monocytic Ehrlichiosis

X The picture above is a female Lone Star Tick

X Animal hosts include small birds and rodents

O This tick is originally from Texas

Blacklegged Tick (Ixodes scapularis)

X Primary vector of Lyme Disease in Eastern US

X The first sign of a Lyme infection is usually a circular rash called “erythema migrans”

X A major vector of human granulocytic ehrilichiosis

O The adult is smaller than a poppy seed

X The female is larger than the male

American Dog Tick (Dermacentor variabilis)

X Primary vector of Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever

O Primary vector of Canine Heart Worm

X Most common tick encountered in Ohio

O Hats should be worn to protect you from these ticks, which jump out of trees onto hosts

O Primary animal host are canines