Table 5 Number (percent) of adult ticks attached to different sites on dogs
From: Show us your ticks: a survey of ticks infesting dogs and cats across the USA
Attachment site | Amblyomma americanum | Dermacentor variabilis | Ixodes scapularis | Rhipicephalus sanguineus |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Ventral | 156 (67.2)* | 192 (35.8) | 107 (25.2) | 136 (42.9) |
Dorsal | 76 (32.8) | 344 (64.2)* | 317 (74.8)* | 181 (57.1)* |
Head, ears and neck | 66 (28.4) | 328 (61.2)* | 287 (67.7)* | 140 (44.2)* |
Abdomen, axillary, inguinal | 92 (39.7)* | 64 (11.9) | 41 (9.7) | 77 (24.3)* |
Legs and feet | 28 (12.1) | 37 (6.9) | 17 (4.0) | 53 (16.7)* |
Back | 28 (12.1) | 97 (18.1)* | 77 (18.2)* | 25 (7.9) |
Tail and perianal | 18 (7.8) | 10 (1.9) | 2 (0.5) | 22 (6.9) |
Total | 232 | 536 | 424 | 317 |