Found on both cottontail rabbit and snowshoe hare in Vermont. One of the most important livestock and public health ticks. Its long mouth parts and great abundance make the lone star tick especially annoying and troublesome. Widespread from Texas to the Atlantic and northward to Missouri and New Jersey. Active from early spring to late fall.
All stages attack livestock and humans.
It is capable of transmitting tularemia, RMSF, and American Q Fever, and causes tick paralysis in humans and dogs. Recently it has been implicated in Lyme disease. It comes into Vermont attached to humans, pets, and livestock. Contact your local lawn and garden dealer or local Extension office for current chemical recommendations. Edited in April 1997, based on material developed in 1989.