South Carolina is home to a vast array of pesky critters, but ticks are almost in a class by themselves. They’re creepy and crawly, but they also bite for the sole purpose of gorging themselves on ...
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 ...
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Asian Longhorned Tick: Dangers for Dogs

The Asian longhorned tick is a relatively new species in the United States that can transmit diseases like Rocky Mountain ...
South Carolina has its fair share of pesky, crawly critters during summer, but ticks are a particularly dangerous nuisance. Their sole purpose is to gorge themselves on you or your pet’s blood.
We’ve waited months for warm weather to grace us so we can spend more time outdoors, but with warm weather comes pesky ticks. As more people hike through summer grasses, play in backyards and camp in ...
Research shows that tick-borne diseases are on the rise in people and dogs. According to the CDC, reported cases in people in the U.S. increased from about 12,000 annually in 1995 to approximately ...
If you’re a fan of including meat in your diet, you’d better take care not to run into the wrong tick. That’s harder to avoid in Tennessee, which in the past decade or so has been among the U.S.
A new, invasive tick species - dangerous to humans, dogs, cats and cattle – may have been uncovered for the first time in Butler County thanks to an Oxford-based veterinarian. Dr. Chantel Raghu told ...
Thousands of cases of tickborne diseases are reported annually in the U.S., the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says. One of the latest victims was Kevin Redding, the executive director for ...
An international research team has reported the first molecular detection of Rickettsia bacteria in ticks collected from domestic dogs in Malawi, addressing a significant knowledge gap in ...
What Are Credelio Products for Fleas, Ticks, Heartworms, and Intestinal Parasites? The Credelio line of products for fleas, ticks, heartworms, and intestinal parasites in dogs and cats (manufactured ...
Ticks don’t just go away in the winter. Ticks can be active anytime the temperature is above freezing, and research shows that tick-borne diseases are on the rise in people and dogs. According to the ...