Tick Finder Tool

Find a tick? Or just curious about tick activity in your region? Maybe you want to discover tick encounter risk across the country before your next trip? Pick a date and pick a region, then use our tool to get started.

Tick Activity

Select a region to begin searching for ticks, and adjust the time of year to see how tick activity changes.

Results will appear here, sorted from most to least active.

Northeast Central

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Southeast Central

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Mid Atlantic

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Mountain

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New England

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Pacific

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South Atlantic

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Northwest Central

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Southwest Central

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Additional Resources

Tick Identification

Learn about tick anatomy and tick life cycles, and how to correctly identify different types of ticks.

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Ticks by species

Get detailed information about common North American tick species and their life stages.

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Growth comparison

See how ticks change appearance as they feed.

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Is it a tick?

Some insects are often mistaken for ticks. Here are a few common ones.

Check it out

Submit your tick

Help us keep track of tick activity across North America by submitting your tick to TickSpotters, our crowd-sourced tick survey. We’ll identify it for you and provide a risk assessment, prevention tips, and other resources to help you prepare for your next tick encounter.

Learn More

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Tick Bite-ology

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Educational Tick Videos

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One Health Lessons

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