Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A Missouri fawn with a tick infestation in its right eye. (Photo by Shawn Luchtel / Heartland Bowhunter) Shawn Luchtel was walking ...

As autumn brings color-changing trees and falling leaves, a dangerous little critter could crash your leaf-peeping adventures. Ticks are a common parasite that are so small, we often miss them.

A couple of mornings ago, I found raccoon footprints on my new outdoor sauna that sits right next to the stair to ceiling window.  That followed a night of critters […] ...

A Michigan Tech student researcher, empathetic to the suffering of tick-infested moose — and with a personal ick for ticks — is working to bring the animals relief. Grace Moeggenborg, an applied ...

Quick Take If you share your home with a dog or cat, you also share it with invisible commuters: parasites looking for a warm ...

The Asian Longhorned Tick (ALHT) poses a serious threat to cattle health. ALHTs carry Theileria, which is a protozoan parasite that infects red and white blood cells. It can lead to anemia and, in ...

Most homeowners think of their backyards as safe havens and refuges. But many pest infestations begin quietly right outside the home. While pests outside can easily be contained, once they enter your ...

A long-acting flea and tick treatment from Merck Animal Health has earned approval for dogs at least six months old from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The approval of the new injectable ...

Shawn Luchtel was walking behind his house in west-central Missouri on Tuesday when he spotted a fawn. The deer was tucked into a dry creek bed and, like most young fawns, it stayed put instead of ...