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Outdoors

Ticks Flourish Due to Plant Growth

Editor - May 16, 2018

K-State Insect Diagnostic Lab to close mid-June MANHATTAN, Kan. – Almost overnight, we went from the drab, brown tones of winter to lush, green...

Outdoors

Use These Tips to Keep Ticks Off

Editor - May 13, 2018

PRATT – No one likes ticks. They crawl on us, bury their mouth parts in our skin and they suck our blood. What’s to...

Spare, Mark

Tick-tock

Editor - May 11, 2018

Mark Spare a Kansas Native, in his final year of Veterinary School and Kansas State University and will be writing a few columns to...

Home Economics

Fighting fleas and ticks now and for the future

Editor - July 20, 2015

(NAPSI)—Many homeowners and pet owners may be surprised to learn that when it comes to fleas and ticks, beating those pests can be a...

Outdoors

Fight the Bite: Tips to Prevent Tick Bites, Tick-borne Disease

Editor - May 7, 2015

TOPEKA – Spring and summer are hunting, fishing, camping, and hiking seasons. It is also the time of year when ticks are out. The Kansas...

Blogs

Tricks for Ticks

Steve Gilliland - April 26, 2015

My wife’s dislike of ticks is legendary around our house. A friend of ours who mows around an old abandoned farmstead noticed recently that this...

Home Economics

Prevention Is Key When Treating Ticks And Fleas

Editor - March 3, 2015

(NAPS)—When it comes to your pet’s health, investing the time and effort to use tick and flea preventatives can really pay dividends. For starters,...

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