It turns out that it can do a lot more to defend itself than just wrap itself in anally secreted, saliva - looking froth (which it does
in its nymph stage).
Not exact matches
Second, our ticks are wild caught at the adult
stage but lab - reared from egg mass to
nymphs, so with the absence of transovarial transmission, any occurrence (very rare
in Louisiana)
in adults would not be passed on to progeny.
In that time, it will go through 3 life
stages: larvae,
nymph and adult.
It's life cycle involves an egg which develops into larval
stage (6 weeks feeds on rodents and birds), then
nymph (8 weeks this is believed to be the cause of Lyme disease
in people also feeds on other mammals), then adult tick (current belief is that this is the cause of Lyme
in the dog and feeds on other mammals).
The tick can be infected
in either the larval or
nymph stage when it bites an infected rodent, and then transmit Lyme to other victims it bites.
Fleas Kills Fleas Kills newly emerged adult fleas before they lay eggs Stops existing infestations and prevents establishment of new infestations Kills fleas which may cause flea allergy dermatitis Lice Rapidly eliminates chewing lice infestations Mites Aids
in control of sarcaptic mange infestations
in dogs Ticks Kills all life
stages of ticks (larva,
nymph and adult), including brown dog ticks (Rhipicepalus sanguineus), American dog ticks (Dermacentor variabilis), lone star ticks (Amblyomma americanum) and deer ticks (Ixodes scapularis).
Once it is done feeding, it detaches, and molts
in the environment to the next
stage, the
nymph.
Ticks primarily transmit disease
in the
nymph and adult
stages.
In that time, it will go through three life
stages: larvae,
nymph and adult.