Pest Organisms / Blacklegged Tick
Where Found
for Blacklegged Tick
Blacklegged ticks favor wooded, brushy ground — especially forests with deep leaf litter and shaded backyards. Source: https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/ent-0096 They also turn up along the woodland edges of fields and suburban landscapes. Source: https://extension.umaine.edu/ticks/maine-ticks/deer-tick-or-black-legged-tick/ In the U.S. they occupy the eastern half of the country, from Maine west to Minnesota and Iowa and south through Florida into central Texas. Source: https://ask.ifas.ufl.edu/publication/IN300 Source: https://wisconsin-ticks.russell.wisc.edu/wisconsin-ticks/ixodes-scapularis-black-legged-ticks/