Reaction of deer tick (Ixodes scapularis) and Asian long-horned tick (Haemaphysalis longicornis) to human presence

Sherpa, PhurchhokiLouis Calder Center, Fordham University2019-08-292019-08-292019-08-29https://hdl.handle.net/1813/66905The video shows the difference in reactions of deer tick (Ixodes scapularis) and Asian long-horned tick (Haemaphysalis longicornis) when they are approached by a human host. I observed (shown in the video) that deer ticks crawl (almost “run”) towards the human host; whereas, Asian long-horned ticks avoid humans and crawl away.en-USAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 InternationalDeer tickIxodes scapularisAsian long-horned tickHaemaphysalis longicornisTicksNew YorkReaction of deer tick (Ixodes scapularis) and Asian long-horned tick (Haemaphysalis longicornis) to human presencevideo/moving image