We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Tick season is once again upon us, and if you're not prepared, they could be hitching a ride on you or your pets. No one wants to find these ...

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 ...

There’s an emerging threat to Kansas cattle and human health, but one that experts at Kansas State University are prepared to ...

A tiny cattle tick is causing big economic losses to farmers and ranchers worldwide. A pioneering University of Nevada, Reno researcher in the field of tick research to help reduce the incidence of ...

Cattle health this summer is a mix of old familiar challenges and new concerns. In the summer heat, farmers are still focused on heat stress and related issues, but they are also facing new threats ...

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 ...

Ticks are problematic, bloodsucking pests that may or may not be a concern for you depending on where you live. They lurk, hide, creep and crawl in long grass and wild areas with dense vegetation, ...

A parasite that can kill beef cattle has been detected in a southeast Iowa herd. It is the first time a case of Theileriosis has been found in the state, according to the Iowa Department of ...

A new red blood cell parasite, Theileria orientalis Ikeda, associated with the invasive Asian longhorned tick has been detected in Kansas. This parasite causes a disease called theileria, also called ...

A tick-borne pathogen that can be fatal in cattle is now spreading across northwest Arkansas. Theileria orientalis, carried by Asian Longhorned ticks, is spreading across the United States, said Kelly ...