parasitic on mice of genus Peromyscus and bites humans
principal vector for Lyme disease in eastern United States (especially New England)
parasitic on mice of genus Peromyscus and bites humans; principal vector for Lyme disease in eastern United States (especially New England); northern form was for a time known as Ixodes dammini (deer tick) ❲Ixodes scapularis❳ (rewrite_defs.py)