Dermacentor andersoni
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Dermacentor andersoni / (Redirected from Rocky Mountain wood tick)
- Also known as the Rocky Mountain wood tick
- Found in Rocky Mountain states and southwestern Canada from elevations of 4,000 to 10,500 feet
- Transmits Rocky Mountain spotted fever, Colorado tick fever, and tularemia
- Adult ticks feed primarily on large mammals. Larvae and nymphs feed on small rodents. Adult ticks are primarily associated with pathogen transmission to humans
