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Species Dermacentor variabilis - American Dog Tick


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JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Alabama 1 1        
Arkansas     2      
Connecticut    2       
Delaware    11      
Georgia   223 3 1  
Illinois  11312     
Iowa    5 2     
Kansas   2  2     
Maine   2 31 1   
Manitoba 2          
Maryland   3422     
Massachusetts  17141531    
Michigan   1 12     
Missouri   112      
Nebraska   2141      
New Hampshire   321      
New York    34 2    
North Carolina    32      
North Dakota    4       
Ohio    3       
Ontario    515     
Pennsylvania   1252     
Rhode Island      1     
Saskatchewan    121     
South Carolina     1      
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
South Dakota      2     
Tennessee    11      
Texas  1   1     
Virginia     11     
West Virginia    1       
Wisconsin2   122     

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