Q: I wrote you recently about ticks. The vets I go to identified the gazillions of mites on my six dogs as chiggers. They said that they don't exist in this area, so they were puzzled as to where we ...

UP-TICK: Dog owner deals with tick infestation Ticks are a year-round problem in the Valley, and they are especially active after the spring rain. One longtime dog owner is now recovering from a ...

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At a more micro level, the top five tick-infested cities in the U.S., in descending order, are New York City, Los Angeles, Philadelphia, San Francisco and Washington, D.C., according to the report.