![]() Bat Tick Photo: Jeff Hahn |
Size | up to 1/4 inch long (unengorged adults; immatures are smaller) |
| Where/When | Bats are the primary host and it is found in homes and other buildings where bats roost. In absence of normal hosts, may wander into other areas of buildings. | |
| Significance | May occasionally bite humans when bats are not available. It is unable to reproduce on human blood. Bat ticks are not a known vector of disease in Minnesota. |