Pest Organisms / Brown Dog Tick
Where Found
for Brown Dog Tick
Dogs are the main host at every stage. Its defining trait is completing the whole life cycle indoors as well as out, thriving in homes, kennels, and dog runs. Source: https://ask.ifas.ufl.edu/publication/IN378 It occurs across the United States but fares poorly outdoors in much of the country, favoring warm, dry, dog-occupied indoor spaces. Source: https://www.canr.msu.edu/resources/brown-dog-tick