Every farmer is aware of the negative impacts of ticks on livestock, health, productivity and value. Ticks bite, suck blood (which is their only food) and in the process spread disease causing ...

Tick bites can spread disease, but what methods actually work to keep them away? If anyone knows how to control ticks, it's an entomologist. With all the buzz about apocalyptic swarms of cicadas this ...

Producer reports indicate tick populations already are high in southern Wayne County. Ticks have always been a concern to humans and livestock alike. This concern is slightly elevated with the ...

With the weather slowly warming up, people and pets alike are bound to come across ticks, which could potentially lead to illnesses such as lyme disease. While tick exposure can happen at any time of ...

Scientists create potential for genetic tools to control disease-spreading ticks. Research collaboration by the Texas A&M Department of Entomology and the U.S. Department of Agriculture, USDA, creates ...

South Carolina health and veterinary officials are raising concerns after an invasive and fast-breeding species of tick was discovered in York County. The Department of Health and Environmental ...

Ticks are unwelcome visitors to any backyard. The tiny creatures spread nasty diseases that can seriously harm your health, ...

Editor's note: Throughout the growing season, Mike Hogan, OSU Extension Educator for Agriculture & Natural Resources in Franklin County, will answer gardening questions submitted by Dispatch readers.

YORK COUNTY, S.C. — An invasive species of tick has been identified at a farm in York County, according to South Carolina health officials. The South Carolina tick surveillance program identified a ...