Soon, we will no longer be seeing wood ticks (also called American dog ticks). It wasn’t that long ago when you couldn’t go outdoors, especially around grassy, weedy areas without attracting a horde ...

while larvae will have six, according to Terminix. Ticks also range in color. They can be grayish-white, brown, black, reddish-brown or yellow. Here are some images of different tick species found ...

While ticks bite year-round, the deer tick, also known as the black-legged tick ... The tube on the left contains tick larvae. (Amanda Bradford/Contributed) ...