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Use sanitation to control ticks

While sanitation goes a long way, control products can prevent and knock down tick populations.

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Flea, fly, tick: Consider the source

Consider the unseen when targeting the source of a flea, fly or tick infestation.

Tips in time for the busy season

Now that temperatures outside are warming up, customers eager to spend more time in their backyards are keeping pest management...

Test your knowledge of fleas and ticks

Use these questions to see how much you really know about fleas and ticks and the differences between the two.

Terminix debuts tick control system

Terminix launched its Terminix Tick Defend System, an integrated pest management system that helps protect yards and homes from tick...

Pests can cause seasonal allergies

Warn your customers this spring that some of biggest allergy offenders include pests such as bed bugs and dust mites,...

Flea and tick control advised for all rodent work

Pest control is an effective way to protect public health. For proof, look no further than an article from the...

Identifying spiders vs. ticks

The easiest way to identify a tick is by the number of legs it has. Like other arachnids, ticks have...

Fiction: Crawley and the rats in the neighborhood

Publisher’s Note: This series — “The Adventures of Crawley McPherson, Bug Man” — is a work of fiction. Crawley McPherson...

Fiction: Crawley and the mysterious allergic reaction

Publisher’s Note: This series — “The Adventures of Crawley McPherson, Bug Man” — is a work of fiction. Crawley McPherson...

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CDC: US mosquito, tick and flea illnesses on the rise

A total of 642,602 cases of disease caused by the bite of an infected mosquito, tick or flea.

New tick species overwintered in New Jersey

The East Asian tick (Haemaphysalis longicornis), also known as the longhorned tick or bush tick, has possibly been established in...

Quiz: How much do you actually know about ticks?

Think you’re a tick expert? This quiz may prove otherwise…

35th annual Insect Fear Film Festival showcases ticks

TheUniversity of Illinois department of entomology's 35th annual Insect Fear Film Festival showcased ticks, illustrating various aspects of the arthropod's...

Ticks: Teach customers about risks to pets

Prevention is the best prescription.