State health and agriculture officials have confirmed the first known case of the Asian longhorned tick in Kansas.The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) identified the tick after it ...

On Oct. 9, the Kansas Department of Health and Environment and the Kansas Department of Agriculture announced the first case of the Asian longhorned tick (ALHT), Haemaphysalis longicornis, in Kansas.

Haemaphysalis longicornis, the Asian longhorned tick, has been documented in 24 Ohio counties. The USDA has confirmed a tick removed from a dog in Butler County is of the invasive Asian longhorned ...

REVEALED ELDER WAS THE BABY’S MOTHER. AN UNEXPECTED DISCOVERY BY AN EASTERN IOWA COLLEGE STUDENT IS CHANGING WHAT WE KNOW ABOUT TICKS IN IOWA. TWO LONE STAR TICKS KNOWN FOR CAUSING AN ALLERGY TO RED ...

DUBUQUE, Iowa (KCRG) - A tick latches onto University of Dubuque biology student Paige Manning. It’s not an uncommon experience for Manning. As a senior, she estimates more than 500 hours of her ...

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Biologist Grant Hokit went to a small meadow in the mountains outside Condon, Montana, to look for ticks. A hiking path crossed the expanse of long grasses and berry bushes. As Hokit walked the path, ...

The tick, which has been spreading throughout New England, is known to potentially carry bacteria that cause Rocky Mountain spotted fever, a serious illness transmitted through tick bites. However, ...

A student at the University of Dubuque is being credited with finding two rare types of ticks, one that’s never been confirmed in Iowa before. Senior biology major Paige Manning found both a Lone Star ...

Cities and towns surrounded by large areas of woodland are more likely to have ticks in their urban greenspaces, according to a new study. Overall, the study found that both the number of ticks, and ...

The Asian longhorned tick, an invasive species, has been discovered in Massachusetts, raising concerns about its potential impact on public health and agriculture. Doctor reacts to Trump's ...