ID Ixodes (deer) tick
black shield
no festoons
Ixodes is vector for
B. burgdorferi (Lyme)
Babesia
Ehrlichia/Anaplasma
ID Amblymomma (lone star) tick
shield, with festooning, long mouth parts
Amblymomma vector for
Tularemia
ID dermatacenter (dog/wood) tick
ornate shield, festoons, short mouth parts
Dermacentor vector for
R. ricketsii (RMSF)
Tularemia
Tick paralysis
Colorado tick fever