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2. Dermacentor variabilis - Wikipedia

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   Dermacentor variabilis, also known as the American dog tick or wood tick, is a species of tick that is known to carry bacteria responsible for several diseases in humans, including Rocky Mountain spotted fever and tularemia (Francisella tularensis). It is one of the best-known hard ticks. Diseases are spread when it sucks blood from the host.

3. How to Remove a Tick Head From Your Skin—the Right Way - AOL

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   Spread your dog’s fur, and grasp the tick as close to the skin as possible using fine-point tweezers or tick-removal hook. Very gently, pull straight upward, in a slow, steady motion. Dispose of ...

4. How to remove ticks and what to know about these ... - AOL

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   Ticks are parasitic bloodsuckers, capable of spreading deadly disease, and they are becoming increasingly common. Here’s what you need to know about them. How to remove ticks and what to know ...

5. Ixodes holocyclus - Wikipedia

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   Look for more ticks (both on humans and on pets) Removing larval ticks. Larval ticks are usually present in large numbers; For larval and nymph stage ticks, use permethrin cream (available at pharmacies). It has also been considered safe to soak for 30 minutes in a bath to which 1 cup of sodium bicarbonate has been added, then scrape off the ...

6. Tick-borne diseases on the rise: Here's what to know about ...

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   If a part of the tick breaks off in your skin, use a sterilized needle to remove it as you would a splinter. Wash the bite area with soap and water and apply an antiseptic such as alcohol.

7. Flea treatments - Wikipedia

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   Flea and tick repellant powder being applied to a dog. Modern flea control is approached using integrated pest management (IPM) protocols at the host (pet) level. IPM is achieved by targeting fleas during at least two separate life stages, with at least two separate molecules.

8. Avoid blood-gushing SC ticks. Here’s how to remove them safely

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9. Dermacentor - Wikipedia

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   Hosts of Dermacentor ticks include many large and small mammals, including horses, deer, cattle, lagomorphs, peccaries, porcupines, tapirs, desert bighorn sheep, and humans. [2] The American dog tick (D. variabilis) is a member of the genus. [3]