Because immature ticks are only slightly larger than the period at the end of this sentence, their bites and attached bodies are often really hard to identify without a magnifying glass.
Research collaboration by the Department of Entomology and the U.S. Department of Agriculture creates potential for genetic tools to control disease-spreading ticks.
Kolb, a 2024 graduate of King School, created an online application called Detickt It that allows users to scan and identify ticks and to learn about the risks associated with them. Growing up in ...