The first human case of a new tick disease in the northeast has been found in Connecticut. It comes from a tick that ...

the dog tick (American or brown), or the lone star tick. Ticks are known carriers of disease-causing pathogens, but knowing ...

Ticks are small dangerous parasites that live in tall grass waiting for a host animal to walk by. These insects consume the ...

Lyme disease cases in the U.P. have increased in recent years ... is most often transmitted by the American dog tick in the Eastern, Central and Western United States; by the Rocky Mountain wood tick ...

Ticks are responsible for spreading over 25 human and animal diseases. While you may be familiar with some of these—such as ...

When you use links on our website, we may earn a fee. Flea and tick preventatives for dogs are vital for keeping infestations at bay. Such products are available as oral chews, topical solutions ...

The state Department of Health is reminding New Yorkers, visitors and everyone who enjoys the outdoors of the importance of ...

Scientists at Marshfield Clinic Research Institute are asking the public to submit ticks for a research study called the Tick Inventory via Citizen Science. The study is surveying the distribution of ...

Good breeders can also often be found through local breed organizations and the American ... dog’s first veterinary visit will vary greatly depending on the dog’s requirement for vaccines ...

The goal of the research is to help scientist learn about ticks and their diseases ... about 4,200 or more than 75% are the American dog (wood) tick and the majority of the remainder are the ...

But, the Gulf Coast disease is more mild. The deadly Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever is carried by the American Dog tick. That tick is similar in size to the Gulf Coast tick. Both are larger than the ...