Ticks cover the ears and back of this dog in Mexico, where the disease has become an urban epidemic in some areas.

Tick season is in full swing, and while the warmer weather invites more outdoor adventures, it also increases the risk of ...

Here is a guide to help you identify the differences and similarities between engorged deer and dog ticks. We will also guide ...

The mouthpart is what a tick uses to bite and latch onto you or your pets ... In the foreground is the mouthpart of an American dog tick, and to the rear is a lone star tick mouthpart. A tick’s mouth ...

Biology professor Vett Lloyd says the traditional way of dealing with tick bites has been to "wait and see" if people show signs of getting ill, and then to start them on antibiotics for 10 to 21 ...

If you're concerned about ticks or biting lice, apply it monthly. Frontline Plus has been used and trusted by pet owners for over 20 years. Parasites do not have to bite your dog for the treatment ...

While most use winter as a chance for hibernation, around eight dozen people swarmed to the Brown County Music Center for the ...

These pests are found throughout the state in both wooded and grassy areas. American dog tick bites have led to only small numbers of Rocky Mountain spotted fever and tularemia cases in recent ...

Ticks are external parasites that live on the outside of their host. They survive by first biting and then feeding on blood.

the dog," he says. "You can just see that transmission taking place," where an infected tick bites a child. High season is typically in the spring and summer, though the ticks bite year-round.