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Western Australia contact your local Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) Biosecurity Officer. NSW should be taken without delay to the nearest Cattle Tick Control program office or any other NSW DPI office, or your Local Land Services. Northern Territory contact your Regional Livestock Biosecurity Officer (RLBO). Alternatively, you can use the following link to find a local DAF office. Queensland call 13 25 23 and state where you are from and ask to be directed to the local Biosecurity Officer (BO). This tick ID information can be used as a guide, but when positive identification is required ticks should be submitted to your local authority. Ticks of veterinary importance can generally be identified based on morphological features of the tick along with knowledge of host specificity. Simple guide to identify significant ticks of cattle.If you need help with identifying other types of insects or pests, you can submit your sample to the Fairfax County Master Gardeners Diagnostic Laboratory program. Please note, all employees and visitors – regardless of vaccination status – will be required to wear a mask while inside all Fairfax County facilities. Option 3: Drop off the tick in person at the Health Department administration office (Kelly Square), first floor lobby.Adjust the focus so that the picture is not blurry. Move your camera or smart phone as close as possible to the tick.

You may need to zoom out a bit to achieve that.įlip the tick over so the opposite side is now upwards. If the words on the coin are in clear, sharp focus then the tick will be, too.

Include the head in the picture regardless of whether or not the tick is swollen. Clear two-sided tape can be used to secure the tick to keep it in focus. Place the tick on a white or light-colored background and make sure you have good lighting. We recommend the following steps to photograph the tick:

Option 2: Email photos of the tick to Please include your name, phone number, email address, and date the tick was found. Please note, the quality of the photo may not allow for proper identification.

Postal Service at 1-80 with questions about packaging instructions. Please also include your name, phone number, email address, and date the tick was found within the package with the tick sample.

Option 1: You may mail a tick to the Health Department to be identified, please indicate "Attention: Tick ID Program" in the address.

The Health Department does not remove ticks. Place the container in the freezer until you can bring the tick in for identification.

After removing the attached tick, seal the tick inside a plastic bag or other container.

To submit a tick for identification, do the following: This identification can be useful should you need to speak to your medical provider. This service does not test ticks for disease-causing agents (e.g., Lyme disease bacteria), and staff do not provide medical advice.

Tick identification free#

Fairfax County Health Department offers a free tick identification service to provide you with information about the type of tick you send to us.