The collection of infected tick hemolymph, salivary glands, and saliva is important to study how tick-borne pathogens cause disease. In this protocol we demonstrate how to collect hemolymph and salivary glands from feeding Ixodes scapularis nymphs. We also demonstrate saliva collection from female I. scapularis adults.
Patton, T. G., Dietrich, G., Brandt, K., Dolan, M. C., Piesman, J., Gilmore Jr., R. D. Saliva, Salivary Gland, and Hemolymph Collection from Ixodes scapularis Ticks. J. Vis. Exp. (60), e3894, doi:10.3791/3894 (2012).