Regional tick guide

Ticks in Prince Edward Island

Explore reviewed tick occurrence records for Prince Edward Island, with links to identification profiles, evidence and practical guidance.

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Engorged adult female Ixodes scapularis blacklegged tick viewed from the side

Blacklegged tick

Also known as: Deer tick, Bear tick

Ixodes scapularis

Present Ixodes hard_tick Prince Edward Island

Government of Prince Edward Island identifies the blacklegged tick among ticks found on PEI.

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A widespread eastern United States hard tick and major human-biting vector. Nymphs and adult females are most often reported on people, although larvae also bite humans.

Also known as: Deer tick, Bear tick

Identification:

Adult females typically have a dark scutum and legs contrasting with an orange-red posterior body when unfed. Adult males appear more uniformly dark because the scutum covers most of the dorsum. Ixodes ticks lack eyes and festoons and have the anal groove anterior to the anus.

Hosts: Humans, White-tailed deer, Small mammals, Birds, Lizards

Habitats: Woodland, Woodland edges and trails

Photographs and visible features may be insufficient for definitive identification.

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