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blacklegged tick
Ixodes
scapularis
Say
Descriptor: Adult(s)
Description: ARS tick-control efforts are targeting the female blacklegged tick, Ixodes scapularis, which can lay up to 3,000 eggs in her lifetime. Her young offspring are key links in the transmission of Lyme disease, a flulike illness in humans that can become chronic and progressive if not treated.
Image location: United States
Photographer Information
Name: Scott Bauer
Organization: USDA Agricultural Research Service
Country: United States
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Image Number: 1316093
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Image Citation:(?) Scott Bauer, USDA Agricultural Research Service, Bugwood.org
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Node Affiliation:
University of Georgia
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