Longhorned Ticks
Haemaphysalis longicornis
Aka- Cattle tick, Bush tick, Scrub tick, East Asian Tick
(Ixodidae Family)
By Rachael Cane (April 2010)
Virginia Tech Information On Longhorned Ticks
By Theresa A. Dellinger & Eric R. Day (May 2018)
QUOTE- "Human diseases such as Lyme spirochetes, spotted fever group rickettsiae,[10] Ehrlichia chaffeensis, and Anaplasma bovis have been detected in H. longicornis.[11] It has been associated with Russian spring-summer encephalitis, Powassan virus, Khasan virus, tick-borne encephalitis virus,[3]:4, Japanese spotted fever,[12] and severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome.[7]" (Source)
Where Are They Found in USA?
New Jersey, West Virginia, Virginia, Arkansas, North Carolina, New York, Pennsylvania, Maryland
Something to Consider- All of the longhorned ticks have been reported in states east of the Mississippi River, except for one in far northwestern part of Arkansas (as of 8/8/18). Somehow that tick made it across the Mississippi to get there. It is, therefore, very possible they can/will be found in all US states.
Reports & Articles Listed By State
Arkansas- June 5, 2018 (Benton County)
First Longhorned Tick Discovered In Arkansas
First Detection of Longhorned Tick in Arkansas
Connecticut- Early July 2018
WCSU Confirms First Specimen Of New Tick Species
First Person Bitten By East Asian Longhorned Tick- October 2018
Fairfield County- Child Bitten By Longhorned Tick- July 2018
Exotic East Asian Longhorned Tick Bites First Human in Connecticut- July 2018
Maryland- July 27, 2018 (Washington County)
First Confirmed Longhorned Tick Found In Maryland
Longhorned Tick- Maryland ID Form
New Hampshire- November 2018 (Found On Dog Coming From Out of State)
Asian Tick Now Spotted In New Hampshire
New Jersey- November 2017- Western NJ- 1st Found In Mercer County. And in 2018- Bergen, Essex, Hunterdon, Union, Middlesex & Monmouth Counties.
An Invasive New Tick Is Spreading in the USA
Longhorned Tick Has Been Found In Monmouth County
New York- July 18, 2018 (Westchester County & Staten Island)
Longhorned Tick Found In New York
Invasive Longhorned Tick Found For The First Time In New York City
Longhorned Tick- Lots of Them on Staten Island
First Documented Longhorned Tick Bite- Human
North Carolina- June 25, 2018 (Polk County In Western NC, Along The South Carolina Border)
Longhorned Tick Now Confirmed In North Carolina
Longhorned Tick Discovered In North Carolina
New 'Exotic Tick' Invades North Carolina, And It's An 'Agressive Biter'
Pennsylvania- July 31, 2018 (Centre County's Potter Township)
Invasive Longhorned Tick Species Confirmed In Pennsylvania
New Invasive Tick Species Found On PA Deer With Severe Pneumonia
(Side Note- 25 Tick Species Have Been Identified in Pennsylvania)
Rhode Island- September 2020
Two Exotic Disease-Carrying Ticks Had Just Been Identified in Rhode Island
Virginia- May 14, 2018 & Continuing (Albemarle County, Then Warren County)
Exotic Longhorned Tick Found In Virginia
Exotic Tick Found On Cattle Farm In Virginia
Exotic Tick Found On Cattle Farm In Virginia
West Virginia- May 21, 2018 & Continuing (Hardy County along the Virginia Border & Marion, Putnam, Tyler, Taylor, Ritchie, Lincoln)
Presence of Longhorned Tick Confirmed In West Virginia
Longhorned Ticks Bring New Threat To Humans & Livestock in West Virginia
First Detection of Longhorned Tick In West Virginia