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 ...

A sheep tested negative for livestock diseases after its owner found an exotic tick on it that had not previously been seen in the United States, the state Department of Agriculture said Wednesday. On ...

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 ...

How did a tick that’s native to East Asia make it to rural New Jersey? That’s the question puzzling researchers. The backstory involves a panicky sheep owner, tick-covered humans and a pair of pants ...

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 ...