Know your ticks: Western blacklegged tick (Ixodes pacificus)
Submitted by vanessaf on Fri, 02/23/2024 - 12:24
Western blacklegged ticks (Ixodes pacificus) were first identified in 1904 and haven't been intensively studied in Canada, so a lot of the information we have is the product of research efforts that have been undertaken in the western US and occasional initiatives in this country.
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