An Oklahoma State University Extension specialist said Asian longhorned ticks and horn flies are threats to cattle.

As most cattle producers know from year-to-year, the fly and tick season is highly variable. Some may have pinned their hope in a hard winter to reduce these external parasites, but in reality, it may ...

Cattle fever ticks once threatened the entire U.S. beef industry. They spread disease that’s often fatal to cows. The ticks are contained in South Texas through quarantine and observation. But ...

Research collaboration by the Texas A&M Department of Entomology and the U.S. Department of Agriculture, USDA, creates potential for genetic tools to control disease-spreading ticks. Jason Tidwell is ...

Theileriosis, a disease carried by Asian longhorned ticks, has been detected in Iowa cattle for the first time. The disease can cause anemia and death in cattle, but it poses no risk to humans. Cattle ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Food and Drug Administration has approved a topical drug to prevent and treat screworm and cattle fever tick infestations in U ...

A tiny cattle tick is causing big economic losses to farmers and ranchers worldwide. A pioneering University of Nevada, Reno researcher in the field of tick research to help reduce the incidence of ...

The disease Theileriosis which is carried by ticks has been found in Iowa cattle for the first time. (ISU Extension photo by Dr. Dan Goehl) A cattle disease carried by ticks is now confirmed in Iowa ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Agriculture officials say an invasive tick that could threaten the heath of cattle has been found in eight Tennessee counties. Federal and state officials said in a news ...