The near-extinction of India’s vultures due to diclofenac poisoning triggered an ecological and public health crisis. As ...

Screwworm flies were a scourge on cattle, deer, sheep and other animals for decades ... primarily in or on open wounds that can be as small as tick bites. One female fly can lay up to 300 eggs ...

Animals such as rodents, small mammals and white-tailed deer are the reservoirs (the source ... Life stages of the blacklegged tick: (1-larva, 2-nymph, 3-adult male, 4-adult female). Sizes presented ...

In addition, consider the timing of flowers, appearance of fall foliage, drought tolerance, salt tolerance if planting near roads or driveways, and deer resistance. There are so many wonderful ...

That means wild turkeys do eat pill bugs, grasshoppers, beetles, snails, caterpillars, and ticks. Turkeys forage ... hunters who also chase deer during the rut can look at food sources for turkeys in ...

The index case-patient was a 32-year-old male nurse who developed symptoms on January 19 ... should still guide use. Three more captive deer in three Louisiana parishes have tested positive for ...

The primary tick species to be wary of in New England is the black-legged tick, also called the deer tick or the bear tick.

There is concern at CAES with invasive species such as Asian longhorned ticks, which were noticed in Connecticut in 2018.

Dr. Megan Linske, a vector ecologist with the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station, said she's seen changes in new ...

If you spot a tick right now, it's most likely an adult deer tick, which can transmit Lyme disease. Deer tick activity surged this week as warmer weather stirred the Lyme-disease carrying ...