Ticks are vectors of a number of diseases, including Lyme disease, Q fever (rare more commonly transmitted by infected excreta), Colorado tick fever, tularemia, tick-borne relapsing fever, babesiosis, ehrlichiosis and tick-borne meningoencephalitis, as well as anaplasmosis in cattle and canine jaundice.

Ticks are blood-feeding parasites that are often found in tall grass or bushes where they will wait to attach to a passing host. A tick will attach itself to its host by inserting its chelicera (cutting mandibles) and hypostome (feeding tube) into the skin. The hypostome is covered with recurved teeth and serves as an anchor.

Changes in temperature and day length are some of the factors signaling a tick to seek a host. Ticks can detect heat emitted or carbon dioxide respired from a nearby host. They will generally drop off the animal when full, but this may take several days. In some cases ticks will live for some time on the blood of an animal. Ticks are more active outdoors in warm weather, but can attack a host at any time.

Tick infestation in home and business may take a coordinated effort to eliminate. Cutting down tall grass, along with aggressive indoor and exterior treatments are often required to eliminate the problem

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