Two exotic species of ticks have been discovered for the first time in Rhode Island, state officials announced Monday. The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management said both Asian and ...

I’ve been hearing so much about ticks lately that it’s really been bugging me. The Asian Longhorned Tick is certainly one to keep an eye out for in our herds and flocks, but another ectoparasite that ...

NEW SHOREHAM, R.I. (WPRI) ─ Two species of ticks not commonly found in Rhode Island were discovered for the first time on Block Island this past summer. The Rhode Island Department of Environmental ...

No specific environment or temperature favorable to all of the most common pathogens borne by ticks was found in an international study, since different bacterial species thrive in different ...

A new invasive tick species capable of transmitting several severe diseases is spreading in the United States, posing an emerging threat to human and animal health, according to a pair of reports ...

THE sheep tick, Ixodes ricinus L., in the British Isles is confined principally to the uncultivated regions, the hills and moorlands, the wooded districts or areas of peat bog. It is responsible for ...