It is important to note that ticks can be surprisingly small. To give you an idea of their size, one can imagine a tick nymph, the minor stage in its life cycle, as being about the size of a sesame ...

Tick bites can look very different from person to person, Dr. Melissa Levoska, an assistant professor of dermatology at the ...

To mark the end of National Walk Your Pet Month, Susan E. Little, DVM, PhD, DACVM share the importance of tick control in dogs as temperatures continue to rise during the winter season Walks are a ...

Learn more Fleas and ticks are common parasites that can cause several health issues for dogs. The good news is you can easily protect your pet from these parasites with one of the best flea and ...

The wood tick (dog tick) is the size of an apple seed. After feeding, it can double or triple in size. Sometimes, it can pass on Rocky Mountain spotted fever or Colorado tick fever. The deer tick is ...

A new Dartmouth study, published in Parasites and Vectors, finds that 50% of adult blacklegged ticks carry the bacteria that causes Lyme disease while up to 25% of the younger (nymph) blacklegged ...

Ticks can also bite dogs, especially during peak tick seasons in spring and fall. While most tick bites are harmless, they can sometimes lead to serious health issues for your pet. Just like ...

Each year as the temperature drops and the grass once again turns green, the Butte County Mosquito and Vector Control ...

which had an incidence of 15% in nymphs (most dangerous because they need a blood meal to survive) in spring and summer. Use a very good tick repellent on your dog. If you have a tick, pull from the ...