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Squirrel Tick
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Squirrel Tick

Ixodes marxi

Ixodes marxi is a species of tick, commonly known as the squirrel tick. It is a known vector of Powassan virus and can transmit the virus to human beings. These ticks can be found in numerous states of the United States as well as numerous Canadian provinces. Nymphs have been found on vegetation. Hosts include the eastern chipmunk, American red squirrel, Eastern gray squirrel, flying squirrels, snowshoe hares, foxes, and raccoons.

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 1257366.