Ticks

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ticks life cycle Appearance:

Ticks come in a variety of colors as regards specific species. Generally smaller than a sunflower seed (1/8 inch); yet if engorged with blood adults can be up to 5/8-inch long. Nymphal (or immature) ticks are less than 1/16-inch. Common problem ticks include the American dog tick, deer or black legged tick and lone star tick.

Habit:

While some species require moisture to survive, others can and do, in more arid environments. They habituate near wooded and highly vegetated areas.

Diet:

They consume blood meals during all of the four developmental stages in a tick's lifecycle. All females and males of most species feed on blood of mammals, birds and reptiles.

Reproduction:

ticks' tick control From egg and larvae, to nymph and adult; ticks have only six legs during their larval stage and eight legs during the nymphal and adult stages. A tick's life cycle will support and transfer pathogens (organisms that cause diseases) in the animals they infect and can be passed through all stages of a tick's life cycle. Call us at (772) 334-7007 or (561) 746-7969.