When you’ve got the tick, you can drop it into a jar of alcohol to make sure it’s good and dead. I usually put it in a baggie ...

Ixodes ricinus, the castor bean tick, is a chiefly European species of hard-bodied tick. You probably won’t see a tick as it clings to a blade of grass, but it can see you. The tiny parasites are ...

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You probably won’t see a tick as it clings to a blade of grass, but it can see you. The tiny parasites are opportunists that spend their days waiting for humans, dogs, and other mammals to brush ...