A Guide to the Ticks of Mississippi

adult ticks agent Agri albipictus Amblyomma maculatum American boutonneuse fever American dog tick Argasidae B.R. Norment Bird Tick Bishopp and Trembley boutonneuse fever capitulum Carios Ornithodoros cayenne tick Color Figure 13 cookei COXA dentatus Department of Wildlife Dermacentor variabilis dorsal Entomol Family Argasidae Female Georgia Southern University Gopher Tortoise Tick Gulf Coast tick Haemaphysalis hard ticks host Infect Ixodes scapularis Ixodidae kelleyi lone star tick Lyme disease M.S. thesis Male mammals marxi Mississippi Entomological Museum Mississippi State University Mississippi ticks mouthparts National Tick Collection nymphal ticks OCCURRING IN MISSISSIPPI Oktibbeha counties petroleum jelly posterior probably Amblyomma americanum Rabbit Tick Rhipicephalus sanguineus Rickettsia RML accession number Rocky Mountain spotted rotund tick scutum segment senior author silver markings Spinose Ear Tick tick bite tick Color Figures Tick paralysis tick removal tick species Ticks of Mississippi Ticks of Veterinary tularemia U.S. National Tick USAF Publ vector Veterinary Importance Voucher specimen white or silver