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 ...

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. A recently ...

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 ...

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, ...

No one wants ticks in their yard. Not only are these creepy crawlies known parasites, but they can also carry harmful diseases, like Lyme disease, anaplasmosis, and more. Fortunately, there are ...

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 ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WCBD) – South Carolina’s lead health and environmental agency announced Friday they have identified a large population of Asian longhorned ticks infesting a pasture at a cattle farm in ...