Tuesday, April 25, 2017

Reminder - nymphal blacklegged ticks are SMALL!

For those in Lyme-endemic areas, the risk in late spring through summer comes from the nymphal (teenage) life-stage of the blacklegged tick.   The media almost always uses images of the adult ticks in articles about tick-borne disease - be aware that the nymphs are much smaller!




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