Field Guide to Ticks

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

Southeast Central

January

Brown Dog Tick
Adult Female
Activity
Brown Dog Tick
Adult Male
Activity
Blacklegged (Deer) Tick
Adult Male
Activity
Brown Dog Tick
Adult Female (Partially Fed)
Activity
5
Blacklegged (Deer) Tick
Adult Female
Activity
Brown Dog Tick
Adult Female (Fully Fed)
Activity
5
Blacklegged (Deer) Tick
Adult Female (Partially Fed)
Activity
5
Blacklegged (Deer) Tick
Adult Female (Fully Fed)
Activity
2
Lone Star Tick
Adult Female (Fully Fed)
Inactive
Blacklegged (Deer) Tick
Larva
Inactive

February

2
Lone Star Tick
Adult Male
Activity
Brown Dog Tick
Adult Female
Activity
Brown Dog Tick
Adult Male
Activity
Blacklegged (Deer) Tick
Adult Male
Activity
Brown Dog Tick
Adult Female (Partially Fed)
Activity
5
Blacklegged (Deer) Tick
Adult Female
Activity
Brown Dog Tick
Adult Female (Fully Fed)
Activity
5
Blacklegged (Deer) Tick
Adult Female (Partially Fed)
Activity
5
Blacklegged (Deer) Tick
Adult Female (Fully Fed)
Activity
2
Lone Star Tick
Nymph
Activity

March

American Dog Tick
Larva
Activity
2
Gulf Coast Tick
Nymph
Activity
Brown Dog Tick
Adult Female (Partially Fed)
Activity
5
Blacklegged (Deer) Tick
Adult Female
Activity
Brown Dog Tick
Adult Female (Fully Fed)
Activity
5
Blacklegged (Deer) Tick
Adult Female (Partially Fed)
Activity
5
Blacklegged (Deer) Tick
Adult Female (Fully Fed)
Activity
Brown Dog Tick
Adult Female
Activity
Brown Dog Tick
Adult Male
Activity
Blacklegged (Deer) Tick
Adult Male
Activity

April

Blacklegged (Deer) Tick
Adult Male
Activity
5
Blacklegged (Deer) Tick
Adult Female
Activity
5
Blacklegged (Deer) Tick
Adult Female (Partially Fed)
Activity
5
Blacklegged (Deer) Tick
Adult Female (Fully Fed)
Activity
American Dog Tick
Larva
Activity
2
American Dog Tick
Adult Female (Fully Fed)
Activity
Brown Dog Tick
Adult Female
Activity
Brown Dog Tick
Adult Male
Activity
Brown Dog Tick
Adult Female (Partially Fed)
Activity
Brown Dog Tick
Adult Female (Fully Fed)
Activity

May

5
Blacklegged (Deer) Tick
Adult Female
Activity
5
Blacklegged (Deer) Tick
Adult Female (Partially Fed)
Activity
5
Blacklegged (Deer) Tick
Adult Female (Fully Fed)
Activity
2
Lone Star Tick
Adult Female
Activity
American Dog Tick
Nymph
Activity
2
American Dog Tick
Adult Male
Activity
2
Lone Star Tick
Adult Male
Activity
2
American Dog Tick
Adult Female
Activity
2
American Dog Tick
Adult Female (Partially Fed)
Activity
2
American Dog Tick
Adult Female (Fully Fed)
Activity

June

2
Lone Star Tick
Adult Male
Activity
2
Lone Star Tick
Adult Female
Activity
2
Lone Star Tick
Nymph
Activity
2
American Dog Tick
Adult Male
Activity
2
American Dog Tick
Adult Female
Activity
2
Lone Star Tick
Adult Female (Partially Fed)
Activity
2
American Dog Tick
Adult Female (Partially Fed)
Activity
2
Lone Star Tick
Adult Female (Fully Fed)
Activity
2
American Dog Tick
Adult Female (Fully Fed)
Activity
American Dog Tick
Nymph
Activity

July

2
Lone Star Tick
Adult Female (Fully Fed)
Activity
2
American Dog Tick
Adult Female (Fully Fed)
Activity
2
Gulf Coast Tick
Adult Female
Activity
2
Gulf Coast Tick
Adult Male
Activity
2
Lone Star Tick
Adult Female
Activity
Lone Star Tick
Larva
Activity
2
Lone Star Tick
Nymph
Activity
2
American Dog Tick
Adult Male
Activity
2
Lone Star Tick
Adult Male
Activity
2
American Dog Tick
Adult Female
Activity

August

Lone Star Tick
Larva
Activity
Blacklegged (Deer) Tick
Larva
Activity
2
Gulf Coast Tick
Adult Female
Activity
2
Gulf Coast Tick
Adult Male
Activity
American Dog Tick
Larva
Activity
2
Lone Star Tick
Nymph
Activity
2
American Dog Tick
Adult Male
Activity
2
American Dog Tick
Adult Female
Activity
2
American Dog Tick
Adult Female (Partially Fed)
Activity
2
American Dog Tick
Adult Female (Fully Fed)
Activity

September

Blacklegged (Deer) Tick
Larva
Activity
2
Gulf Coast Tick
Adult Female
Activity
2
Gulf Coast Tick
Adult Male
Activity
2
American Dog Tick
Adult Female (Fully Fed)
Activity
Brown Dog Tick
Adult Female
Activity
Brown Dog Tick
Adult Male
Activity
Brown Dog Tick
Adult Female (Partially Fed)
Activity
Brown Dog Tick
Adult Female (Fully Fed)
Activity
American Dog Tick
Larva
Activity
Lone Star Tick
Larva
Activity

October

Blacklegged (Deer) Tick
Adult Male
Activity
5
Blacklegged (Deer) Tick
Adult Female
Activity
5
Blacklegged (Deer) Tick
Adult Female (Partially Fed)
Activity
5
Blacklegged (Deer) Tick
Adult Female (Fully Fed)
Activity
Blacklegged (Deer) Tick
Larva
Activity
Brown Dog Tick
Adult Female
Activity
5
Blacklegged (Deer) Tick
Nymph
Activity
Gulf Coast Tick
Larva
Activity
Brown Dog Tick
Adult Male
Activity
Brown Dog Tick
Adult Female (Partially Fed)
Activity

November

Blacklegged (Deer) Tick
Adult Male
Activity
5
Blacklegged (Deer) Tick
Adult Female
Activity
5
Blacklegged (Deer) Tick
Adult Female (Partially Fed)
Activity
5
Blacklegged (Deer) Tick
Adult Female (Fully Fed)
Activity
Brown Dog Tick
Adult Female
Activity
5
Blacklegged (Deer) Tick
Nymph
Activity
Gulf Coast Tick
Larva
Activity
Brown Dog Tick
Adult Male
Activity
Brown Dog Tick
Adult Female (Partially Fed)
Activity
Brown Dog Tick
Adult Female (Fully Fed)
Activity

December

Brown Dog Tick
Adult Female (Partially Fed)
Activity
5
Blacklegged (Deer) Tick
Adult Female
Activity
Brown Dog Tick
Adult Female (Fully Fed)
Activity
5
Blacklegged (Deer) Tick
Adult Female (Partially Fed)
Activity
5
Blacklegged (Deer) Tick
Adult Female (Fully Fed)
Activity
Brown Dog Tick
Adult Female
Activity
Brown Dog Tick
Adult Male
Activity
Blacklegged (Deer) Tick
Adult Male
Activity
2
Gulf Coast Tick
Nymph
Inactive
2
Gulf Coast Tick
Adult Female
Inactive

Mid Atlantic