Ticks aren't just small insects; they're dangerous parasites that can make your pet very ill. These blood-sucking parasites attach to animals, suck their blood, and can carry and spread serious ...

BOISE, Idaho — Veterinary clinics across Idaho are reporting a significant increase in ticks this year, with some pets arriving with as many as 20 ticks attached. ‘Animals ‘R Us’ in Boise has been ...

Just in time for tick season, new research is shining a light on how animals develop resistance to tick bites, which points toward the possibility of developing more effective vaccines against the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The black-legged tick, or deer tick, _Ixodes scapularis_, can transmit Lyme disease and other health hazards. U.S. Centers for ...

STILLWATER, Okla. (KFOR) — A heads up for cattle producers: there’s a deadly tick in the United States, and researchers at Oklahoma State University are concerned. “These ticks can be so high on a ...

BERRIEN COUNTY, Mich. — With summer comes vacations, sun, hiking trips...and ticks -- including one that had not previously been spotted in Michigan. According to the Michigan Department of ...

ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) - Tick populations have been growing nationwide, and a number of experts believe it’s due to warmer temperatures these days. Ticks have been a nusance to every hunter, ...

A new survey reveals that farmers in the U.S. Northeast face rising tick exposure and increasing risks from tick-borne diseases.