Most ticks go through four life stages: egg, six-legged larva, eight-legged nymph, and adult.

TickEncounter now partners with UMass Laboratory of Medical Zoology and their to offer reliable, high quality tick testing with the lowest cost and fastest turn-around time in the industry.

The TickEncounter Resource Center promotes tick-bite protection and tick-borne disease prevention by engaging, educating, and empowering people to take action. This includes ticks and tick-borne diseases. The UNH Cooperative Extension provides research-based information and education to NH residents on topics important to the state. University of New Hampshire Cooperative Extension CDC’s Tick identification chart illustrates the size and appearance of the Blacklegged Tick (commonly known as a “Deer Tick”), Lone Star Tick* and Dog Tick at larval, nymph and adult stages.įact Sheet: Biology and Management of Ticks in New Hampshire