University of Maine Cooperative Extension Tick Lab processed 4,776 tick submissions including samples from 398 towns, representing all of Maine’s 16 counties. The majority (3,650) were identified as ...

That means everyone in Wisconsin needs to check for blacklegged ticks (also known as deer ticks), lone star ticks, and wood ticks (also known as American dog ticks) for over half the year. The return ...

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 ...

And as the weather warms, we’ll have other ticks to worry about, too, she said. The American dog tick will become a problem; it can transmit Rocky Mountain Spotted fever. The Lone Star tick can ...

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The number of households owning at least one dog is 68 million, according to the APPA survey. 2 million Americans have a horse pet, while 2 million have saltwater fish. According to the earlier APPA ...

It’s good practice to do a tick check anytime your dog returns from outdoors. Run your hands over their body, making sure to focus on areas like their head and ears, belly, and armpits.

It’s good practice to do a tick check anytime your dog returns from outdoors. Run your hands over their body, making sure to focus on areas like their head and ears, belly, and armpits. Try to feel ...

George Washington wasn’t just one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. He was also one of the founding fathers of American Foxhounds, as, amongst others, the first president of the US had a ...

“That’s a really fast way of identifying the tick for you and telling you whether it’s very common dog tick or whether it’s actually the more risky tick that can cause Lyme disease.” Torr explained ...