Wood tick

Ticks are small arachnids that are parasitic to humans and animals. Several species of ticks are medically significant to humans and pets as they are carriers of disease. While each tick species has different markings and coloring, all ticks have a flattened oval or shaped body before feeding and a rounded body after feeding.

How well do you know your pet’s number one enemy—ticks? Here are 10 surprising facts about ticks that you probably didn’t know.

Wood Tick Pen and ink technical style drawing. Ticks can’t jump so the larva must stand or perch on grass or other vegetation until a warm-blooded mammal, like your beloved pet dog, walks by, at which point it latches on. Called “questing,” it looks like the tick is trying to stand up to grab the sky.

Remember, deer ticks may carry Lyme disease, wood ticks do not. Tick season. Deer tick. Wood tick. Lyme disease. Bugs. Insects.

Ticks can be found on every state in the U.S. and are often year-round problem. However, if you live in one of the following states you may want to be particularly careful.

Tick season is upon us, so although you might want to venture in the great outdoors, there are some things you need to know first. If you haven’t already heard about Lyme disease, it is

At some point in the last 20 years, ticks have moved up on the Most Feared Insect ladder, thanks to the spread, and greater understanding, of lyme disease.

For one: They carry very different diseases.

Ticks can transmit a number of diseases, but there are a few proactive steps people can...

All the facts about ticks and the threat they pose this summer.