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American dog tick - common tick that can transmit Rocky Mountain spotted fever and tularemia

hard tick, ixodid - ticks having a hard shield on the back and mouth parts that project from the head

Dermacentor, genus Dermacentor - vectors of important diseases of man and animals

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It protects against ticks: lone star tick (Amblyomma americanum), American dog tick (Dermacentor variabilis), black-legged tick (Ixodes scapularis) and brown dog tick (Rhipicephalus sanguineus), as well as fleas (Ctenocephalides felis).

Elanco Animal Health wins US FDA approval for Credelio to treat and protect dogs against ticks and fleas

Each NexGard treatment kills fleas and the black-legged tick, American dog tick, Lone Star tick, and brown dog tick.

Oral flea-control meds: what you should know before administering one of the many prescription flea-killing oral medications on the market

felis are the Tone Star Tick (Amblyomma americanum), which is considered the predominant carrier of the disease, and the American Dog Tick (Dermacentor variabilis).

Ticks become a full-time menace: warmer weather and an increase in their carriers combine to extend their reach and health threat

The American Dog Tick (Dermacentor variabilis) feeds on dogs and humans and can spread Rocky Mountain spotted fever.

Ticks become a full-time menace: warmer weather and an increase in their carrier combine to extend their reach and health threat

anisopliae are particularly ineffective against the American dog tick (Dermacentor variabilis; Kirkland et al.

SUSCEPTIBILITY OF WINTER TICK LARVAE AND EGGS TO ENTOMOPATHOGENIC FUNGI - BEAUVERIA BASSIANA, BEAUVERIA CALEDONICA, METARHIZIUM ANISOPLIAE, AND SCOPULARIOPSIS BREVICAULIS

Seven common human-biting species of ticks endemic to the United States are the American dog tick, blacklegged tick, brown dog tick, Gulf Coast tick, Lone Star tick, Rocky Mountain wood tick, and the western blacklegged tick.

Ticked off: a few crucial tips to keep those pesky bugs off you and your pets this summer

The American dog tick, Dermacentor variabilis (Say), is the primary vector responsible for transmission of R.

Detection of spotted fever group Rickettsiae in birds and ticks in Tennessee

Likewise, its biting cousin, the American dog tick (Dermacentor variabilis), also transmits Rocky Mountain spotted fever and tularemia.

Lyme disease: prevalence, diagnosis, and comprehensive treatment