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Hi Everybody! Sorry for the lack of updates recently. I've been busy preparing for the spring field season as well as purchasing lab supplies so I can analyze ticks this winter - all thanks to you...
Did you know the Western fence lizard (Sceloporus occidentalis) has a borreliacidal effect on ticks carrying the causative agent of Lyme disease, Borrelia burgdorferi? This means that an enzyme in ...
So far, we have identified 223 Ornithodoros ticks found on desert tortoises to species and life stage (Table 1). Ticks have three life stages: larvae, nymph and adult. Only adults can be identified...
Ornithodoros ticks are identified by the bumps on their backs known as mamillae. In order to tell the difference between an Ornithodoros parkeri or Ornithodoros turicata (two species commonly found...
Collecting ticks in desert tortoise habitat can be a challenge! Regardless of the heat and incessant biting gnats that flourish during the rainy season, these ticks are challenging to find because ...