Management Ticks are parasitic blood-feeding arthropods in the order Acari.
Ticks are of concern because of their potential to transmit diseases to humans and other animals.
About one-half of the ticks identified were American dog ticks. The second most common tick species found was Ixodes cookei . Tick Pest Identification Records, April 1995 to February 1997, M. P. Culik and J. F. Baniecki, West Virginia University Extension Service, Morgantown. Tick identifications were made or confirmed by Dr. James Amrine and Dr. John Hall, West Virginia University. Health Concerns Not all ticks carry disease organisms so the danger of ticks should not be exaggerated.