Ticks

Pest Description

Hard Ticks

• Hard plate on back
• Head readily visible
• 4 life stages: egg, larvae, nymph and adult

Soft Ticks

• Pear-shaped; no plate
• Head on underside of body
• Life stages indistinguishable

Life Cycle

Depending on the species of tick:

• Entire life cycle may take from weeks to years
• One female tick can lay up to 3,000 eggs
• Can move from host to host with each life stage, or spend its entire life on one host

Food Source

• All ticks feed on blood of the host animal; hosts vary, including cattle, dogs, humans, birds, etc.

Threat

• Can transmit a wide variety of pathogens, including Lyme disease, babesiosis, ehrlichiosis, Rocky Mountain spotted fever and tick fever

Control Method

• Tempo^® 20 WP Insecticide*
• Tempo^® SC Ultra Premise Spray*
• Tempo^® SC Ultra Pest Control Concentrate*
• Co-Ral^® Fly and Tick Spray
• Co-Ral^® Emulsifiable Livestock Insecticide
• Corathon^™
• CyGuard^™

Read and Follow Product Label Directions Before Use

* Not for on-animal use