5 Types of Ticks in New York
5 types of ticks have a verified observation record in New York. The most frequently recorded are Eastern Black-legged Tick, American Dog Tick and Lone Star Tick. Here is the full list, ranked by how often each is reported on iNaturalist.
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5 types of ticks have a verified observation record in New York. The most frequently recorded are Eastern Black-legged Tick, American Dog 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
3,631 verified observations on iNaturalist of tick have been recorded in New York, most often in May, June, April.
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5 types of ticks recorded in New York
5 tick species have a verified observation record in New York, each with at least 10 confirmed sightings. The full list, ranked by how often each is recorded, is below.
1 of the 5 shown is recorded as introduced to New York rather than native.
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Plus 7 more recorded only rarely (fewer than 10 verified sightings). Counts from verified iNaturalist observations.
The Eastern Black-legged Tick (Ixodes scapularis) is the most commonly recorded, with 1,560 verified observations, about 48% of all ticks reported in New York. If you spot a tick here, it is statistically most likely to be this one.
New York also hosts less common ticks such as Asian Longhorned Tick and Gulf Coast Tick, each recorded fewer than 100 times. These are the species worth a second look when you are out, since a sighting is more notable.
Not every one of these is originally from here. Asian Longhorned Tick is recorded by iNaturalist as introduced in New York rather than native, so it arrived with human help rather than on its own.