When you spot a tick on your dog or cat, your first instinct may be to panic or feel squeamish. Next come the questions: How long do ticks live? Where do ticks come from? How can I protect my pet? If ...

Tick-borne diseases and preventive measures will be the topic of the January virtual meeting of Wild Ones Lake to Prairie Chapter from 7 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 6. The event is presented in ...

Research collaboration by the Texas A&M Department of Entomology and the U.S. Department of Agriculture, USDA, creates potential for genetic tools to control disease-spreading ticks. Jason Tidwell is ...

Research collaboration by the Texas A&M Department of Entomology and the U.S. Department of Agriculture, USDA, creates potential for genetic tools to control disease-spreading ticks. A recently ...

A new study at Hebrew University provides insights that could lead to innovative ways to combat ticks. Researchers discovered that certain bacteria living inside ticks are essential for their survival ...

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 ...

Deep in their bellies, ticks carry diseases like Lyme Disease, ehrlichiosis, and Rocky Spotted Mountain Fever.

The tick microbiome comprises a complex consortium of bacteria, viruses, and eukaryotes which profoundly influence the biology of ticks and their competency as vectors of human and animal disease.

As climate change profoundly alters ecosystems in North America, a small parasite is wreaking havoc: the winter tick. This ...