Egg
2000 to 6500
How many eggs can a single female tick lay?
At the larva stage, how many legs does a tick have
What is 6?
39 degrees F or 4 degrees C
What is the minimum temperature for questing?
How a tick searches for its host
What is questing? (could also accept hunting)
The average number of days it takes for tick eggs to hatch
What is 35?
Number of diseases that larval ticks are known to transmit
What is zero?
Moisture, vibration, heat, shadows and carbon dioxide
What do questing ticks sense to help them attach to a host?
This gender of adult becomes engorged after feeding
What is the female tick?
The drug(s) used to treat egg stages
What is none of them?
This most prevalent tick borne disease is not transmitted by larval ticks
What is Lyme disease/Borrelia burgdorferi?
The sense organ found on questing ticks’ forelegs
What is Haller’s organ?
This can take up to 2 years
What is the time it can take for a tick to complete their life cycle?