How Do I Identify Male or Female Deer Ticks?
- 1). Examine the deer tick carefully to determine its color. A completely black deer tick is a male and a black-and-red deer tick is a female.
- 2). Check the size of the deer tick. While both sexes are tiny, male deer ticks are slightly smaller than female deer ticks.
- 3). Confine a deer tick in a small container with 1 tsp. of water and several green leaves to see if it will lay eggs. A female deer tick may lay eggs within about ten days, after which it will die.
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