![]() ![]() Use the UMass Laboratory of Medical Zoology’s website,, for reliable, high quality tick testing with the lowest cost and fastest turn-around time in the industry.īeBop Labs is currently collecting, identifying, and tracking areas with heavy tick populations and tick-borne diseases. ![]() This diagram shows the life cycle of blacklegged ticks that can transmit anaplasmosis, babesiosis, and Lyme disease. Ticks that require this many hosts can take up to 3 years to complete their full life cycle, and most will die because they don’t find a host for their next feeding.īlacklegged Tick (Deer Tick) Life Cycle Chart After hatching from the eggs, ticks must eat blood at every stage to survive. Most ticks go through four life stages: egg, six-legged larva, eight-legged nymph, and adult. TickEncounter now partners with UMass Laboratory of Medical Zoology and their to offer reliable, high quality tick testing with the lowest cost and fastest turn-around time in the industry. The TickEncounter Resource Center promotes tick-bite protection and tick-borne disease prevention by engaging, educating, and empowering people to take action. This includes ticks and tick-borne diseases. The UNH Cooperative Extension provides research-based information and education to NH residents on topics important to the state. University of New Hampshire Cooperative Extension Marc Golightly, Ph.D., SI(ASCP) Director/Head (631) page maintained and updated by Marc Golightly,Ph.D.CDC’s Tick identification chart illustrates the size and appearance of the Blacklegged Tick (commonly known as a “Deer Tick”), Lone Star Tick* and Dog Tick at larval, nymph and adult stages.įact Sheet: Biology and Management of Ticks in New Hampshire ![]() Kenneth O'Sullivan, M.S., MT (ASCP) Supervisor/Associate Technical Director (631) 444-2373 Research consultation, Cell sorting & Analysis, Instructional classes, Fee Schedules and Scheduling time via internetĬontact Information for Laboratory for the Diagnosis of Tick Borne Diseases : Immunophenotyping Leukemias/Lymphomas, T cellSubsets, DNA analysis, Stem Cell quantitation, PNH determinations Immunochemistries, Autoimmune (ANA, ANCAs, Anti-Cardiolipin, anti-DNA, ENA, etc) & bacterial and viral Serologies Laboratory for the Diagnosis of Tick Borne Diseases Clumping of spirochetes is thought to be an affinity of the organisms for close contact or to control their microenviroment In all engorged ticks the scutum does not expand and is a good place to start for identification.īorrelia Picture (courtesy of Dr Je ff Nelson)īorrelia burgdorferi growing in culture. ![]() The white dot on the scutum is evident and identifies this tick as a loneStar tick, which can also carry Lyme disease organism, but according to the CDC and NY State Health Dept is thought not to transmit the disease to humans. Fully Engorged Lone Star Ticks (Amblyomma americanum) Same tick as above, but oriented to see scutumĭ. They are easily identified by the creamy (tan) colored lines and color on the back plate (scutum)įully engorged female dog tick - this picture does not show scutum (it is there, just running perpendicular to the plane of the penny - see picture below). The back plate (scutum) is dark solid brown as opposed to the dog tick (see below)ĭog ticks do not carry Lyme disease. Nymphs are small and can carry the Lyme disease organism. Note the long mouth parts vs short mouth parts on the Dog tick. Deer Tick Nymphs - unengorged (left), engorged (right) Organisms and it would be EXTREMELY rare to get Lyme disease from the bite of a deer tick larvaī. Larva at high power - note six legs as opposed to eight for Tick Pictures (copyright © Marc Golightly, Ph.D.) ![]()
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