Parasitic on mice of genus Peromyscus and bites humans; principal vector for Lyme disease in eastern United States (especially New England); northern form was for a time known as Ixodes dammini (deer tick). Synonym: black-legged tick.
|
|
|
|
 | | | |||
|
|
|
|
Words linked to "Ixodes scapularis" : Ixodes, hard tick, ixodid, genus Ixodes |
Copyright © 2024 Dictionary One.com |
