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Tick Species
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Gulf Coast TickNick Names: Common Names: Gulf Coast tick Formal Names: Amblyomma maculatum Description: Looks like American Dog tick (Dermacentor variabilis - DV), and Rocky Mountain Wood Tick (Dermacentor andersoni - DA). Mouthparts are longer than either DV and DA. Repellents: Permethrin clothing treatment kills ticks and deet-based skin repellent helps repel them. Diseases:
Left to Right: female, male
Left to Right: unengorged female, 1/4 engorged, 1/2 engorged and fully engorged
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