The most common tick in our area is the blacklegged tick, also known as deer ticks. They’re extremely small from larvae stage through adulthood.

All pet owners want their babies to be happy and safe. When it comes to nasty pests like fleas and ticks, treatments in pill ...

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New tick-borne bacteria discovered in dogs in the US, Rickettsia finnyi, is very similar to canine spotted fever.

“It’s winter, so I don’t have to worry about ticks.” If someone says this, know one thing: they’re WRONG. In this steadily warming world, many of our old ideas about the insects, birds, mammals and ...

Just because it’s cold doesn’t mean ticks are no longer a problem. The creature recently named pest of the year by the National Pest Management Association is still skittering around South Carolina, ...

Flea and tick medications trusted by pet owners worldwide may have an unexpected environmental cost. Scientists found that active ingredients from isoxazoline treatments pass into pet feces, exposing ...

Freezing temperatures do not kill ticks, as they have adapted to survive cold weather. Ticks enter a dormant state and use natural antifreeze-like substances to endure the winter. Spring moisture ...

Adult blacklegged ticks can be active throughout the winter whenever temperatures are above freezing and there is no snow cover. The rebound of forests and deer populations in Pennsylvania has created ...