The main local reservoir of Lyme disease bacteria is the white - footed mouse. The mice also serve as hosts for the ticks, particularly ticks in their developing stages.
पूर्ण विकास झालेली गोचीडे सहसा मृगांच्या शरीरावर राहणे पसंत करतात; तेथे ते स्वतःचे पोषण व समागम करतात.