Web Directory

» Amblyomma americanum: Lone Star Tick
   Photographs of this species with information on its habitat, life cycle and description.
   http://www.ento.okstate.edu/ddd/insects/lonestartick.htm

» Amblyomma cajennense
   Photographs of several engorged female ticks and information on this known vector of Rickettsia rickettsii, the cause of spotted fever.
   http://www.icb.usp.br/~marcelcp/Amblyomma.htm

» Argas miniatus
   Photographs of these fowl ticks which infest birds and bats.
   http://www.icb.usp.br/~marcelcp/argas.htm

» Blacklegged Tick: Ixodes scapularis
   Photographs and information on the natural history of this deer tick that can carry Lyme disease.
   http://www.uark.edu/ua/arthmuse/deertick.html

» Boophilus microplus
   Photographs of adults and larvae of the southern cattle tick.
   http://www.icb.usp.br/~marcelcp/Boophilus.htm

» Dermacentor nitens
   Photographs of the tropical horse tick, the only species known to be a natural vector of equine babesiae (Babesia caballi) in the New World.
   http://www.icb.usp.br/~marcelcp/Dermacentor.htm

» Dermacentor variabilis
   Exercise from Invertebrate Anatomy OnLine covering the systematics and external anatomy of the dog tick.
   http://webs.lander.edu/rsfox/invertebrates/dermacentor.html

» Dermacentor variabilis: American Dog Tick
   Photographs of this parasite and information on its habitat, life cycle and description.
   http://www.ento.okstate.edu/ddd/insects/americandogtick.htm

» Information on Ticks
   Articles on the identification and removal of ticks.
   http://www.surviveoutdoors.com/reference/ticks.asp

» Iowa Insect Notes: American Dog Tick
   About Dermacentor variabilis and its control, with photographs illustrating the life stages of this and other ticks found in the region, including deer tick (Ixodes scapularis) and lone star tick (Amblyomma americanum).
   http://www.ipm.iastate.edu/ipm/iiin/tamerican.html

» Iowa State Entomology - Ticks
   Photographs and QuickTime movies of several tick species of North America.
   http://www.ent.iastate.edu/imagegal/ticks/

» Ixodes scapularis: Black-legged or Deer Tick
   Photograph and information on this parasite, its habitat, life cycle, description and control.
   http://www.ento.okstate.edu/ddd/insects/blackleggedtick.htm

» Ixodes scapularis: Blacklegged or Deer Tick
   Provides photographs and a description of this tick, with information on its distribution, life cycle, medical significance and management.
   http://entnemdept.ifas.ufl.edu/creatures/urban/medical/deer_tick.htm

» Ixodes scapularis: Deer Tick
   Student project including classification, habitat, adaptation, nutrition, reproduction and interactions with other species.
   http://bioweb.uwlax.edu/bio203/2010/terp_tiff/

» Lyme Disease and Tick Management
   University of Nebraska Cooperative Extension factsheet and audio on ticks and Lyme disease, including images of several tick species and life stages.
   http://lancaster.unl.edu/enviro/pest/factsheets/001-95.htm

» MedlinePlus: Tick Bites
   Information about ticks and tick-borne diseases.
   http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/tickbites.html

» Ornithodorus talaje
   This tick infests reptiles, birds and mammals. Photographs of an adult and an unidentified larva of the same genus.
   http://www.icb.usp.br/~marcelcp/Ornithodorus.htm

» Rhipicephalus sanguineus
   Photographs of male and female brown dog ticks, with information on the transmission of canine piroplasmosis (Babesia canis) and tropical canine pancytopenia (Ehrlichia canis).
   http://www.icb.usp.br/~marcelcp/Rhipicephalus.htm

» Rhipicephalus sanguineus: Brown Dog Tick
   Provides photographs and a description of this tick, with information on its distribution, life cycle, medical and veterinary significance and management.
   http://entnemdept.ifas.ufl.edu/creatures/urban/medical/brown_dog_tick.htm

» Tick Biology
   Information and images covering the life cycles and biology of the Ixodidae (hard ticks) and Argasidae (soft ticks).
   http://entomology.ucdavis.edu/faculty/rbkimsey/tickbio.html

» Tick Research Laboratory at Texas A&M University
   Detailed information about ticks and tick research in Texas.
   http://ticsys.tamu.edu/

» Ticks
   Photographs and information on the brown dog tick and the American dog tick, their importance and control.
   http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/IG088

» University of Rhode Island Tick Research Laboratory
   Research and information on ticks and tick-borne diseases. Includes sketches, photos, size comparison, and morphological descriptions of ticks found in Rhode Island.
   http://www.tickencounter.org/