Kansas researchers are monitoring the spread of an invasive tick species that poses a threat to the state's cattle through a ...

These ticks are about the size of a sesame seed, and are often so small that cows and livestock could host thousands of the insects – and have transmit diseases from livestock to humans.

The Longhorned tick made its way to the United States in 2017 when it was first found in New Jersey. Now, it's been found in Missouri.

For Skip Kernan, 65, it wasn’t a hike in the woods that led to a medical emergency. It was a day on the golf course.

The Longhorned tick causes the loss of millions of dollars in agricultural revenue to cattle producers worldwide, and it is now in northern Missouri. Originally found in eastern Russia and the ...

In tough news for Missouri cattle farmers, the Longhorned tick, a creature that causes disease and significant weight loss in cows, has been discovered for the first time in northern Missouri.

Tick-related interactions are on the rise, with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reporting record-breaking tick ...

The longhorned tick has only been in Missouri for a couple of years, but it is already spreading across the state and can carry a disease that can infect cattle. There are currently no known ...

As if our typical reaction to ticks isn’t bad enough, scientists have just solved a mystery that will make you dislike some ticks even more — and these particular ticks are now in Missouri.

Missouri Western State University biology professor Carissa Ganong works at her desk Monday. Asian longhorned ticks recently have been seen in Northern Missouri, and Missouri is the 17th state the ...

BOONE COUNTY — Longhorned ticks have been spotted for the first time in Boone County by researchers from MU's College of Veterinary Medicine. The tick species was found in Missouri in 2021, making it ...

Can Ticks Kill Fawns? As Ticks Get Worse, More Fawns Could End Up Like This Missouri Deer Ticks can impair and even kill fawns, particularly in bad tick years. As these parasites expand their range ...