As Texas heats up, tick season arrives. Watch out for the Lone Star and Gulf Coast Ticks, which bring Lyme disease and, ...

Quick Take If you share your home with a dog or cat, you also share it with invisible commuters: parasites looking for a warm ...

Cats and dogs are exposed to a variety of parasites and diseases when they spend time outdoors. Pets encounter many risks outdoors, including contaminated soil, consuming infected animals, and ...

Freezing temperatures do not kill ticks, as they have evolved sophisticated ways to survive the winter. Land management, forest regrowth, and deer populations are bigger factors in tick numbers than ...