Letters to the Editor 19169 Share this:EmailFacebookTwitterPinterestPocketRedditPrint By Science News December 13, 2002 at 5:35 pm In this article you mention that Lyme disease is the most common “insect-borne” disease in the United States. Since Lyme disease is spread by ticks, and ticks have eight legs and are arachnids, Lyme disease is not insect-borne. Anne Van Aller Woodbine, Md. Share this:EmailFacebookTwitterPinterestPocketRedditPrint