From left to right: blacklegged tick (Ixodes scapularis), bird tick (Ixodes auritulus), rabbit tick (Haemaphysalis leporispalustris) and dog tick (Dermacentor variabilis).

With the emergence of the Asian Longhorned tick in Ohio over the past 6 years, there is new concern for diseases like ...

A tick that can cause an allergic reaction to red meat is in now in Massachusetts. Climate change, and deer, might partially ...

“We need to be more aware of this disease and pay even more attention to the ticks,” Weese wrote. “In Ontario, RMSF can be transmitted by the American dog tick, Dermacentor variabilis, which ...

The American dog tick (Dermacentor variabilis) is the most common type of tick in the province and has been known in some cases to transmit bacteria to animals.