There's something special about walking through your backyard, enjoying your own personal slice of wilderness. Your morning stroll might include watching your dog sniff around their favorite spot or ...
Fleas are a year-round problem in the South, both indoors and out. “They’re carried into your yard by wildlife such as squirrels, raccoons, opossums, mice, and deer,” says Eric Benson, PhD, professor ...
Using bug spray and wearing long pants can help prevent tick bites. However, if you find a tick, the researchers recommend using tweezers to pull it straight out, thoroughly clean the area when ...
Bravecto Quantum’s active ingredient, fluralaner, is part of a class of antiparasitic drugs known as isoxazolines. Currently, several isoxazoline-based products are approved to treat and control fleas ...
Merck Animal Health, known as MSD Animal Health outside of the United States and Canada, a division of Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, N.J., USA (NYSE: MRK), announced Health Canada's approval of BRAVECTO® ...
Kasha Helget, Arlington Regional Master Naturalist, busted a few myths about mosquitoes and ticks when she gave a talk for Encore Learning in April. Think Citronella will keep mosquitoes away? It ...
The quality of a pet’s health care often depends on the owner’s ability to ask specific, informed questions during veterinary appointments. Topics like diet and nutrition are filled with ...
The threat is not only real, it is urgent. Zoonotic diseases, those transmissible between animals and humans, account for more ...
Feeding squirrels might seem kind, but it can cause dependence, spread disease, and create conflicts with people and pets.