Given that dogs are often curious creatures who ... The Asian longhorned tick size is that of a sesame seed when unfed, but ...

"They are small—about the size of a poppy seed and thrive in tall grasses ... Veterinarians say dogs tend to be bitten by infected ticks in the early spring and late fall when adult ticks ...

BILLINGS — A Bozeman hunter’s bird dog has alerted health officials to the possibility that the tick that carries Lyme ...

Adults are about as big as a sesame seed. A follow-up investigation ... been home to the Rocky Mountain wood tick (Dermacentor andersoni) and the American dog tick (Dermacentor variabilis).