Test Code PID Insect Identification
Methodology
Empirical MethodPerforming Laboratory
Sky Lakes Medical Center-MicrobiologySpecimen Requirements
Specimen Type: Tick, lice, etc.Container/Tube: Clean container
Specimen Volume: Entire collection
Collection Instructions: Do not add anything to container.
Specimen Transport Temperature
AmbientReference Values
Laboratory provides only a presumptive identification of different species of insects or arachnids.
Laboratory does not definitively identify deer ticks, does not identify ticks as male or female, nor does it test a tick for Borrelia burgdorferi (Lyme disease). Any questions regarding testing of ticks for Lyme disease should be directed to the Oregon Department of Human Services at 971-673-1111.