What Does A Tick Nest Look Like

tick with eggs

Female ticks need blood so that the eggs can develop inside the female tick’s body. After mating with a male (this happens on the host), the female tick simply drops off its host to lay its eggs on the ground. Depending on the species of tick, the parasite can lay up to 3,000 eggs, which … Read more

When Are Ticks Most Active?

active tick waiting for a victim

When temperatures and humidity are high enough then ticks become active. Ticks live all over the world in all climate zones except the arctic. The times when ticks are most active depends on the geographic occurrence of the tick. Ticks can only be active when the weather is warm enough and a certain temperature has … Read more

Do Ticks Fall From Trees

do ticks fall from trees

The question always arises when it comes to ticks “do ticks fall from trees?” The short answer: No, ticks don’t fall from trees. A walk under trees hardly poses a risk of a tick falling on you. To fall from a tree, the ticks would first have to climb up. This is far too energy-consuming, … Read more

What Are Ticks And How Does A Tick Bite Look Like

how to get tick out

A tick looks like a tiny spider-like animal with a small round body and eight legs. Ticks are ectoparasites, living on the skin of a host. They do bite a host to drink blood which they need to grow and reproduce. Ticks can be carriers of a number of dangerous diseases that may spread to … Read more

Brown Dog Tick

The brown dog tick (Rhipicephalus sanguineus) or kennel tick is like all ticks a blood-sucking parasite that can transmit dangerous diseases to its host. The Brown Dog Tick originates from North Africa but has spread throughout the world and is now in fact the most widespread tick in the world. The species will probably continue … Read more