Ticks and fleas have a rapid life cycle which potentially makes their treatment and removal stressful, expensive and time-consuming. There are four stages to the life cycle of fleas and ticks.

“Ticks attach to hosts at multiple points in their life cycle, and this is a common method of unintentional travel for ticks.” Right now, scientists still have several questions. “For ...

Researchers have discovered that an enzyme can serve as an ideal target for developing new therapeutics against Lyme disease, and most likely other tick-borne diseases as well.

By Victoria Eastman The topic was ticks at the latest meeting of Milo Garden Club, held on Tuesday, March 11. Guest speaker ...