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Revision as of 12:50, 16 August 2019
- Also known as the Rocky Mountain wood tick
- Where found: 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.
- Comments: Adult ticks feed primarily on large mammals. Larvae and nymphs feed on small rodents. Adult ticks are primarily associated with pathogen transmission to humans.