Habitat and Hosts

Tick habitat, host relationships, and questing behavior determine where and how humans encounter ticks — risk is a function of where ticks concentrate, which animals sustain them, and how ticks locate their next blood meal.

This article is still in our research and editorial process and will be published soon. The shape of what it will cover is captured below.

Questions this article will answer

• Where do ticks live and what environments should I avoid?

While you wait — related published articles

• The Species That Matter — species identification, geographic distribution, and the diseases each species carries

Or browse the broader topic: Tick Biology and Ecology