With pesticide resistance emerging, researchers evaluated the efficacy of organic compounds for controlling the pest.

Introduction of non-native tick species like the Asian longhorned tick can have significant impacts on cattle herds.

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. Jason Tidwell is ...

Since the early 1900s, eradicating cattle fever ticks has challenged surveillance and quarantine programs designed to protect the U.S. and Texas cattle industry. Over the decades, scientists and ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Tick season is once again upon us, and if you're not prepared, they could be hitching a ride on you or your pets. No one wants to find these ...

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 ...

As the weather warms in Missouri, ticks become more common on hiking trails and in yards, so it is important to take steps to limit your exposure, such as applying tick repellent and wearing ...

Theileria orientalis ikeda was first detected in Missouri in June 2023 and has since been reported in 60 counties. With the westward movement of this disease, it is critical to understand how it ...

A tiny cattle tick is causing big economic losses to farmers and ranchers worldwide. A pioneering University of Nevada, Reno researcher in the field of tick research to help reduce the incidence of ...

KANSAS (KSNT) – Kansas State University is monitoring an invasive tick that has appeared in the Sunflower State, which can make infected cattle carriers for life of a tick-borne parasite. “This ...

It has been 10 years since major changes were made to Qld’s cattle tick management and industry is calling for changes, following another outbreak in the free zone...Read More ...

The disease Theileriosis which is carried by ticks has been found in Iowa cattle for the first time. (ISU Extension photo by Dr. Dan Goehl) A cattle disease carried by ticks is now confirmed in Iowa ...