- Dog Ticks are about 3/16 to 1/8 inch long and hard-bodied, larger when engorged
- Brown with whitish to grayish markings
- Do not survive well indoors
- Activity starts around end of March and continues until September
- Found along roads, paths, and trails
- Deer Ticks are about 1/8 inch long, orangish brown in color, and not hard-bodied
- Feed on humans at the back of the neck, at the base of the skull