Dermacentor albipictus, the winter tick, is a species of hard tick that parasitizes many different mammal species in North America.

Dermacentor albipictus, commonly known as the winter tick or moose tick, is an external parasite that attaches to the skin and feeds on the host’s blood. Winter ticks are a one-host species and usually affect moose , but may also infest elk, caribou, deer, and mountain sheep.

2022年5月18日 · Winter ticks, which are sometimes called moose ticks, have been pestering Maine moose for about a century and likely longer. But their numbers have exploded in parts of Maine, New Hampshire,...

Winter ticks are a significant threat to the health of their hosts, particularly moose populations in North America. Infestations of winter ticks can cause severe blood loss, anemia, and ultimately, death.

MDIFW biologists have been closely monitoring and studying the impact of winter tick since 2014. Although adult moose survival remains high, winter tick is the leading cause of death for moose less than one year of age. Winter tick also reduces adult cow reproduction.

2025年1月20日 · Moose are the giants of northern forests. But in some areas, they’re threatened by tiny creatures called winter ticks. In fall, the tick larvae hide in the brush and wait for animals like moose to climb onto.

Staggering numbers of ticks have been found on some moose, approaching 70,000 ticks per individual. Calves are particularly susceptible to the effects of heavy tick burdens and, said Dr. Kamath, roughly 50% of them may die over a winter.

2019年2月21日 · The moose tick, a.k.a. the winter tick—or Dermacentor albipictus, to use its aptly sinister, Potteresque Latin name—feeds on almost every mammal across the reasonably wet parts of North ...

In recent years, moose populations have experienced unprecedented impacts in the Northeast due to winter tick infestations that can cause lower reproduction rates, anemia, and even death in calves and adults.

Winter ticks are killing more moose so better weapons are needed to protect this iconic species of the North. Researchers at the University of Vermont are trying something new.