The Asian longhorned tick is a relatively new species in the United States that can transmit diseases like Rocky Mountain ...

Ticks can burrow into your dog's skin, causing irritation and tick-borne diseases with serious health implications. You may notice signs of a tick bite, like scratching or paw licking, or find ticks ...

If you think you’re noticing more ticks than normal this spring, you may be on to something. But fear not, because these aren’t the ticks that carry Lyme disease. Experts say the species that’s having ...

A new, invasive tick species - dangerous to humans, dogs, cats and cattle – may have been uncovered for the first time in Butler County thanks to an Oxford-based veterinarian. Dr. Chantel Raghu told ...

More than 400,000 Americans contract Lyme disease through the bite of tick every year, according to estimates by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. There is no similarly reliable estimate ...

Imidacloprid/flumethrin (Seresto) is a combination medicine in a collar your dog can wear to help control fleas, ticks, and chewing lice. Your cat can wear the same ...

Can Dogs Get Lyme Disease? Both humans and dogs can get Lyme disease through infection of the bacteria Borrelia burgdorferi. The infection spreads through deer tick bites, known as Ixodes scapularis ...

South Carolina has its fair share of pesky, crawly critters during summer, but ticks are a particularly dangerous nuisance. Their sole purpose is to gorge themselves on you or your pet’s blood.

If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, SheKnows may receive an affiliate commission. Attention, pet parents: With spring just around the corner, it ...

Like its name suggests, the brown dog tick dines on dog blood. But as temperatures rise, they’re more likely to feast on you, too. That’s a problem, because the brown dog tick is a vector for Rocky ...