Lone Star tick

Lone Star tick

A hard tick native to the southern US, as well as Central and South America, which is a vector of Rocky Mountain spotted fever and occasionally Lyme disease.

Lone Star tick

Amblyomma americanum A 3-host–wild animal, domestic animal, hard tick native to southern US, Central and South America, which is a vector of RMSF and occasionally Lyme disease. See Lyme disease, Rocky Mountain spotted fever.

Lone Star tick

(lōn stahr tik) Amblyomma americanum; primary insect vector of Rocky Mountain spotted fever. Tick is found in southern and western U.S. Hosts include dogs and farm animals. [fr. Lone Star State, nickname of state of Texas]