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Family Ixodidae - Hard Ticks


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JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Alabama 123  2   1 
Arkansas 31         
British Columbia   3        
California 2454611   2
Colorado    121     
Florida  1124 8  2 
Georgia   16       
Illinois  12  1     
Iowa    3       
Kansas   2  1     
Louisiana      22    
Maine         1  
Maryland     2      
Massachusetts  34762  57 
Michigan      5     
Missouri    1       
Nebraska  1         
New Hampshire       31   
New Jersey    13      
New York   4411   1 
North Carolina2 24214    2
Ohio    2       
Oklahoma 3713 231214
Ontario     1      
Pennsylvania  1 11      
Rhode Island 1    1     
Saskatchewan            
South Carolina     11     
Texas   6   1    
Utah 4 1        
Washington    13      
Wisconsin    222  1  
Wyoming    1       

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