American dog ticks have the same biological cycle as deer ticks. The main difference is that adult wood ticks are most active ...

Across most of the Northeast, getting bitten by a blacklegged tick— also called a deer tick — is a risk during spring, summer, and fall. A new Dartmouth study, published in Parasites and Vectors, ...

Many dog flea medicines require a prescription ... work together to kill parasites and break the flea life cycle. Fipronil kills adult fleas and ticks, while S-methoprene prevents flea eggs ...

An adult-sized tick is about the size of an apple ... Numerous types of ticks exist, including the American dog tick ...

Indications are broadened for Zoetis products to include new protections against Asian longhorned ticks and tapeworms ...