{"id":32273,"date":"2023-04-10T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-04-10T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hartzdevelop.wpengine.com\/?p=32273"},"modified":"2023-04-10T13:15:58","modified_gmt":"2023-04-10T13:15:58","slug":"tick-facts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hartz.com\/en-ca\/tick-facts\/","title":{"rendered":"Quick Tick Facts"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>What is a Tick?<\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_34479\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-34479\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-34479\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/tick-facts-1.jpg\" alt=\"Tick Facts - Encephalitis Tick Insect Crawling on Grass\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\"><p id=\"caption-attachment-34479\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">While each has different marking, all ticks have a head and an abdomen.<\/p><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>Ticks are parasites, meaning that it <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hartz.com\/en-ca\/pets-parasites-flea-tick-prevention\/#:~:text=these%20pesky%20parasites.-,Ticks,-As%20soon%20as\">requires a host to sustain life<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>In the US, there are several tick species.<\/li>\n<li>The most <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hartz.com\/en-ca\/tick-transmitted-diseases\/\">problematic species<\/a> you might come in contact with are the brown dog tick, American dog tick, deer tick and the Lone Star tick.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>What Does a Tick Look Like?<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>While each kind of tick has different markings, they are also similar in a number of ways.<\/li>\n<li>All ticks have two body parts, a head\/thorax and an abdomen.<\/li>\n<li>Tick larvae have three pairs of legs.<\/li>\n<li>Tick nymphs and adults have four pairs of legs.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Why Do Ticks Bite?<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Ticks usually find a different blood host for each of the larvae, nymph and adult stages; making them potentially a three-host parasite.<\/li>\n<li>When looking for a host, the tick will climb up on a strand of grass or a shrub, crawl to the end of the sprig or twig and wait with front legs reaching out.<\/li>\n<li>Tick legs are designed to grasp firmly onto fur or fabric, so all it takes is for a host to brush against the tick to give the parasitic hitchhiker a ride.<\/li>\n<li>The tick then attaches to the host\u2019s skin with mouthparts that lock it into the skin.<\/li>\n<li>The tick\u2019s saliva numbs the bite, making it difficult for the host to know it has been bitten.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>The Tick Life Cycle<\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_34479\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-34479\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-34479\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/tick-facts-2.jpg\" alt=\"Tick Facts - The life cycle of the tick\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\"><p id=\"caption-attachment-34479\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ticks feed on blood and are potentially a three-host parasite.<\/p><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>Ticks are a hardy parasite with a life cycle of over a year depending on environmental conditions.<\/li>\n<li>All ticks go through four life stages: egg, larvae, nymph and adult.<\/li>\n<li>As soon as tick larvae hatch from their eggs, they search for a host by questing for their first blood meal.<\/li>\n<li>Larvae fall off the host and molt into nymphs, which find a host to feed on again.<\/li>\n<li>Nymphs drop to the ground to molt into adults.<\/li>\n<li>New adults feed and typically mate on a larger animal.<\/li>\n<li>Female adults will detach from the host, lay eggs on the ground, and die.<\/li>\n<li>Males mate with many females before also dropping off and dying.<\/li>\n<li>While tick populations may decrease due to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hartz.com\/climate-changes-and-flea-tick-infestation\/\">climate conditions<\/a> in fall months, this doesn't eradicate ticks entirely. 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