Is a Black Legged Tick a Deer Tick?

The blacklegged tick (or deer tick, Ixodes scapularis) spreads the disease in the northeastern, mid-Atlantic, and north-central United States. The western blacklegged tick (Ixodes pacificus) spreads the disease on the Pacific Coast.

Is a deer tick the same as a black legged tick?

Blacklegged ticks are sometimes called “Deer” ticks because their preferred adult host is the white-tailed deer. In the Midwest, blacklegged ticks are called the “Bear” ticks. Deer ticks are found primarily in the northeastern, mid-Atlantic, southeastern, and northern central United States but extend into Mexico.

Is the western black legged tick a deer tick?

The Western Deer tick is very similar to Ixodes scapularis, the deer tick. Geographically the western black-legged tick inhabits the west coast of the US, where it is commonly found in coastal California, Oregon, and Washington.