An insidious pest has been infecting cattle just over the border, in Mexico. "Tick riders,” a 120-year-old group of mounted ...

ZAPATA, Texas (Border Report) — At 82 years old, longtime rancher Renato Ramirez knows the South Texas borderlands. And on a recent day as he looked across the Rio Grande to Mexico he fretted. A group ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The black-legged tick, or deer tick, _Ixodes scapularis_, can transmit Lyme disease and other health hazards. U.S. Centers for ...

The disease Theileriosis which is carried by ticks has been found in Iowa cattle for the first time. (ISU Extension photo by Dr. Dan Goehl) A cattle disease carried by ticks is now confirmed in Iowa ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — This week, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration conditionally approved a topical solution for the prevention and treatment of New World screwworms and cattle fever tick. The Exzolt ...

Theileriosis, a disease carried by Asian longhorned ticks, has been detected in Iowa cattle for the first time. The disease can cause anemia and death in cattle, but it poses no risk to humans. Cattle ...

Texas A&M AgriLife scientists have uncovered new insights into how cattle fever ticks survive and spread across South Texas, revealing hidden refuges that could explain why the pest remains one of the ...

Fever ticks have been found riding the hides of cattle, wildlife and horses that have crossed into Texas from Mexico. Two ticks are being fought -- Boophilus annulatus and Boophilus microplus. Both ...

When you think about ticks, you might picture nightmarish little parasites, stalking you on weekend hikes or afternoons in the park. Your fear is well-founded. Tick-borne diseases are the most ...

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. Less than two weeks after officials confirmed a disease affecting beef cattle was found in Van Buren ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Sean Lawrence, West Virginia University (THE CONVERSATION) When you think about ticks, ...