A new, invasive tick species — dangerous to humans, dogs, cats and cattle — may have been uncovered for the first time in ...

Five undergrads started a biotech company. Their first project: an at-home technology that tests ticks for Lyme disease. It ...

The USDA has confirmed an Asian longhorned tick was pulled off a dog in Butler County. The tick is now confirmed in 24 Ohio ...

A longhorned tick, a species native to East Asia, has been discovered in Butler County, Ohio, for the first time, raising ...

We'll also tell you how to prevent ticks from latching on to your furry friends in the first place. Katie covered all things how-to at CNET, with a focus on Social Security and notable events. When ...

Growing tick populations and the rising rate of tick-borne diseases are impacting lawn care and landscaping businesses. Learn ...

This research identified a cross-species threat involving several pathogens. Researchers sound alarm as disease-carrying ...

Experts are increasing focus on tick populations in Illinois as surveillance and reporting technologies make tick reports ...

When Neal Nemhauser, 76, a retired accountant from Portland, Ore., visited a friend in Pennsylvania a few years ago, his friend’s part-time outdoor cat curled in his lap. He didn’t notice that a tiny ...

San Carlos Animal Control specialist Timothy Nozie and entomologist Maureen Brophy put tick collars on dogs on Dec. 6, 2024, on the San Carlos Apache Nation. As part of an effort to reduce tick-borne ...

The lone star tick (Amblyomma americanum) is about 5 mm in length or less, light reddish-brown with a central white spot on the back of most of the adults. The brown tick (Rhipicephalus sanguineus) is ...

Ticks are often thought of as insects, but they are actually arachnids, like scorpions, spiders and mites. The notorious bloodsuckers await their victims on the tips of grasses and shrubs. When ...