The discovery of a tick species in the United States from outside the country has shown how rapidly invasive ticks can increase. According to Entomology Today, a group of scientists published a report ...

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 ...

What kind of pest can move into a country and sweep across a third of it in only four years? The Asian longhorned tick (ALT), for one. A native of southeast Asia, the tick’s presence was formally ...

Ticks are parasitic organisms that can transmit a wide range of pathogenic microorganisms. They are the second most common vectors of diseases affecting humans and animals. The occurrence and ...

Announcing a new article publication for Zoonoses journal. Songling virus (SGLV) is a spherical, enveloped, fragmented, negative-stranded RNA virus belonging to the genus Orthonairovirus in the ...

April marks the start of tick season in the Midwest, and this year a new invasive species joins the various other tick species in the St. Louis region: the longhorned tick. “We've been waiting for ...

Scientists have discovered the first established population of invasive Asian longhorned ticks (Haemaphysalis longicornis) in Connecticut, according to state officials. The ticks are native to Japan, ...

Black flies bite, but ticks really suck. Enough complaining - that never helps. After such a long winter, we are all grateful that spring has... May 04, 2019 — Black flies bite, but ticks really suck.

Scientists are warning of a new virus discovered in China that spreads to humans through tick bites, with the potential to cause problems in the brain. Wetland virus (WELV) was initially detected in a ...

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 ...