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Defense Mechanism Found In Infected Ticks May Protect Against Harmful Parasite
July 16, 2007 — A defense molecule isolated in ticks infected with the Babesia sp. parasite may protect animals and humans against ... > full story -
Bernese Mountain Dogs Prone To Infection By Lyme Disease-Related Bacteria
July 12, 2007 — Borrelia burgdorferi seem to be particularly successful at infecting Bernese Mountain Dogs, according to recent research. Swiss researchers found that more than half of the dogs they tested were ... > full story -
Tick-Related Disease Thrives On Cholesterol, Study Suggests
July 3, 2007 — People who have high cholesterol levels may be much more susceptible to a particular disease transmitted by the bites of ticks, a new study in mice suggests. Scientists infected mice with the ... > full story -
Lyme Disease Cases More Than Double Since 1991
June 28, 2007 — Reported cases of Lyme disease have more than doubled since 1991, when Lyme became a nationally notifiable disease, according to a report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The ... > full story -
Biologists Unravel The Genetic Secrets Of Black Widow Spider Silk
June 13, 2007 — Biologists have identified the genes, and determined the DNA sequences, for two key proteins in the "dragline silk" of the black widow spider -- an advance that may lead to a variety of new materials ... > full story -
Mule Deer Moms Rescue Other Fawns
May 30, 2007 — An intriguing study of mule deer and whitetail deer showed that both species responded to the recorded distress calls of fawns, similar to the responses elicited when coyotes attack fawns, with mule ... > full story -
Venomous Brown Widow Spiders Making Themselves Known In Louisiana
May 10, 2007 — A dangerous spider is making itself known to Louisiana residents. The brown widow spider is becoming more common in the state of Louisiana, according to ... > full story -
Spiders and Ticks
Animals
Agriculture and Food
Pests and Parasites
Insects (including Butterflies)
Veterinary Medicine
Old-Time Mosquito Remedy May Work Against Ticks, Too
May 10, 2007 — A granddad's wisdom, already helpful in the fight against mosquitoes, may also prove useful in battling disease-spreading ... > full story -
Treating Ticks With Antibiotics Inhibits Their Reproduction
May 2, 2007 — Bacteria that may provide ticks with essential nutrients they can't get from their meals of blood could be a key to controlling ticks and the diseases they carry, such as Lyme ... > full story -
Spiders and Ticks
Mating and Breeding
Insects (including Butterflies)
Agriculture and Food
Animals
Biology
Female Ticks Have Market On Gluttony
April 27, 2007 — Sex makes you fat. If you're a female tick, that is. The "truly gluttonous" female ixodid tick increases her weight an astounding 100 times her original size after she mates, so scientists ... > full story
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