On a humid night in the mountains of southern China, a “slender”-limbed creature with “burly” fingers emerged from its hiding ...

Ticks are most active in summer, the same time people also flock to the woods and prairies where the creatures live.

The Indiana State Board of Animal Health says cattle producers across the state need to be proactive against the increasing threat of the Asian Longhorned Tick. Dr. Eric Renshaw with BOAH says the ...

The Asian longhorned tick (Haemaphysalis longicornis) is making its presence felt across the eastern United States—but not ...

OZZY, a 1kg Bengal eagle-owl, swoops through the Welsh woodland dotted with brightly painted toadstool fairy houses to land gracefully on my three year old’s gloved arm. “Again!” Raffy shouts, ...

A silent invader, barely visible to the naked eye, is rapidly multiplying across the American landscape, raising urgent ...

As summer heats up, you need to be on the lookout for the Asian Longhorned Tick. The pest has now been found in Indiana—and can cause a lot of harm to your cattle and other livestock. “It’s ...

USA-LICME live cattle sink on long liquidation as beef rally falters Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle prices fell to a 2-1/2 week low due to long liquidation and profit-taking after recent ...

What's happening? The tick carries Theileria orientalis ikeda, a parasite that causes fevers, pregnancy complications, severe anemia, and, at times, death. It's showing up most often in beef herds, ...

IARN – Recently, theileriosis- a disease that is predominantly transmitted through the Asian longhorned tick- was detected in a Southeast Iowa cattle herd. This is the first outbreak in Iowa […] ...

A 2017 report claimed that less than 8 percent of domestic cattle still carried horns. Ranchers that bring in horned cattle to sale barns face significant reductions in the price they are paid.