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

An adult female lone star tick, left, and an adult male, right. Though it's the most common tick species in Missouri, nearly 40% of counties have no data on whether the lone star tick is present.

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.

Kansas and Missouri, including Kansas City, have increased ticks. Here’s how to prevent you and your dog getting one and how to take it out (with tweezers).

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

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 ...

A bite from the lone star tick, common in Missouri and Kansas, can cause an allergic reaction to red meat. CDC Courtesy photo As if there weren’t enough reasons to avoid ticks, a symptom can ...

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.

There are also things you can do to help prevent tick bites. First, be sure to use bug spray on your body. Brown says a product with at least a 30 percent concentration of DEET is recommended.

Kansas and Missouri, including Kansas City, have increased ticks. Here’s how to prevent you and your dog getting one and how to take it out (with tweezers).