They have a distinct orange-red color on their body and wear a black scutum. The species has dark legs that match their scuta ...

While ticks bite year-round, the deer tick, also known as the black-legged tick, tends to prefer cooler, wetter conditions but more importantly — it is the tick that can carry Lyme disease.

“They can carry Lyme disease, which is transmitted by the deer tick ... actually become allergic to a protein in red meat.” Dr. Bazzoli said ticks are typically found in wooded areas or ...