Ixodes
Synonyms
Bean Tick, Castor
Bean Ticks, Castor
Black legged Tick
Black-legged Tick
Black-legged Ticks
Castor Bean Tick
Castor Bean Ticks
Deer Tick
Deer Ticks
Ixode
Ixodes dammini
Ixodes damminus
Ixodes persulcatus
Ixodes ricinus
Ixodes scapulari
Ixodes scapularis
Tick, Black-legged
Tick, Castor Bean
Tick, Deer
Ticks, Black-legged
Ticks, Castor Bean
Ticks, Deer
dammini, Ixodes
scapularis, Ixodes
The largest genus of TICKS in the family IXODIDAE, containing over 200 species. Many infest humans and other mammals and several are vectors of diseases such as LYME DISEASE, tick-borne encephalitis (ENCEPHALITIS, TICK-BORNE), and KYASANUR FOREST DISEASE.