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Nymphs are active May through July and are poppy seed size. Nymphs can be difficult to find attached, thereby making the nymphal life state most likely to transmit Lyme disease due to a less timely removal of the nymphal tick. Adult ticks are active in late winter, early spring and again in the fall and are about the size of a sesame seed.
