4 Types of Ticks in Massachusetts
4 types of ticks have a verified observation record in Massachusetts. The most frequently recorded are American Dog Tick, Eastern Black-legged Tick and Lone Star Tick. Here is the full list, ranked by how often each is reported on iNaturalist.
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4 types of ticks have a verified observation record in Massachusetts. The most frequently recorded are American Dog Tick, Eastern Black-legged Tick and Lone Star Tick. Here is the full list, ranked by how often each is reported on iNaturalist.
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Real sighting data, source iNaturalist
3,307 verified observations on iNaturalist of tick have been recorded in Massachusetts, most often in May, June, April.
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Verified species, source iNaturalist
4 types of ticks recorded in Massachusetts
4 tick species have a verified observation record in Massachusetts, each with at least 10 confirmed sightings. The full list, ranked by how often each is recorded, is below.
1 of the 4 shown is recorded as introduced to Massachusetts rather than native.
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Plus 5 more recorded only rarely (fewer than 10 verified sightings). Counts from verified iNaturalist observations.
The American Dog Tick (Dermacentor variabilis) is the most commonly recorded, with 1,671 verified observations, about 53% of all ticks reported in Massachusetts. If you spot a tick here, it is statistically most likely to be this one.
Not every one of these is originally from here. Asian Longhorned Tick is recorded by iNaturalist as introduced in Massachusetts rather than native, so it arrived with human help rather than on its own.