Ticks are parasitic arachnids belonging to the mite superorder Parasitiformes. They can be divided into hard ticks (Ixodidae) and soft ticks (Argasidae). These creatures may be small (around the size ...

Ticks can be a real issue for our four-legged friends at the moment. Whilst summer brings plenty of opportunities for pet owners to enjoy the great outdoors with the benefit of nice weather, there are ...

University of Arizona entomology professor Kathleen Walker is leading the Great Arizona Tick check, part of a project to map the distribution of ticks and the diseases they carry. Ticks can carry ...

A blacklegged tick, Ixodes pacificus, on a leaf. The parasite can spread anaplasmosis and Lyme disease. (Smith Collection / Gado / Getty Images) Dog owners may need to be on alert for a disease many ...

While growing up on a Thumb area farm and enjoying local outdoor pastimes such as fishing, hunting and camping whenever possible, I don’t remember ever seeing a tick. However, that has all changed in ...

Cases of Lyme disease in Tuscarawas County dogs are slightly higher for Jan. 1 to June 30, with 502 cases compared to 449 cases during the same time period in 2024. DOVER ‒ The Tuscarawas County ...

Dog owners may need to be on alert for a disease many have never heard of — anaplasmosis, spread by the same tick that transmits Lyme disease. Anaplasmosis can make dogs feverish or lethargic, turn ...