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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.

Fire ant colonies float in Hurricane Harvey floodwaters

In the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey, images of floating fire ant colonies from the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey in Houston...

PHOTO: KERRICK/ISTOCK / GETTY IMAGES PLUS/GETTY IMAGES

What is your best tip for managing ticks?

“Bug Doctor recommends a monthly service program. The type of service depends on the account. If it’s dense terrain with...

Ticks: Powassan virus can kill in 15 minutes

Doctors and hikers alike are on high alert with the expansion of the Powassan virus, a potentially fatal infection spread...

Photo: Michael Hastriter/zookeys.pensoft.net

Pest Spotlight: Fleas, ticks and other ectoparasites

Author’s Note: Information is taken from Truman’s Scientific Guide to Pest Management Operations, available online at the PMP Bookstore. Chapter...

Truman’s take on ticks

Editor’s Note: Information is taken from Truman’s Scientific Guide to Pest Management Operations, available online at the PMP Bookstore. Chapter...

Lone Star tick expands its horizons

A tick’s range can change and expand over time, particularly with migrating birds, and deer that have been relocated or...

Ticks expand their US distribution

A study by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) division of Vector-Borne Infectious Diseases researchers Drs. Rebecca...

Tips & Tricks: Indoor, Outdoor Control of Fleas and Ticks

For indoor flea and tick control, concentrate on areas where pets are most active and use a product that can...

Tick. PHOTO: GOLDFINCH4EVER/ISTOCK / GETTY IMAGES PLUS/GETTY IMAGES

Tips & Tricks: Treating for Ticks

It might not be necessary to treat an entire outdoor area for ticks, which often can be found in shaded...

Tips & Tricks: How to Combat Fleas, Flies and Ticks

Sanitation is the best way to reduce filthy fly numbers, but getting customer cooperation to help reduce breeding sites can...

Most Wanted: Black-Legged Tick

Black-legged ticks (Ixodes scapularis, aka bear tick, deer tick) greedily engorge on the blood of hosts. DESCRIPTION: These hard-bodied ticks are...

Control Solutions, Inc.: Optimate CS

Optimate CS is a microencapsulated suspension containing highly concentrated Gamma-Cyhalothrin, the most active pyrethroid in the world, the company says. The...

Bayer

When spiders crawl, Temprid SC offers a flexible label that allows indoor and outdoor use. It combines the fast-acting, broad-spectrum...