Cattle tick
Haemaphysalis longicornis Neuman
Order: Acarina
Family: Ixodidae
Size range
- Small size. From 3 mm long when unfed to 9 mm when fully engorged
Distribution
- Introduced
- Common bloodsucking parasite on cattle in northern NZ
Life History
- Occasionally found on dogs and even humans
- Spends part of the life cycle in long grass, hence easily picked up by dogs