Examples of dog tick in a Sentence
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Other ticks like the dog ticks favor hairy environments and are often found attached to the scalp.
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Alyssa Hui, Verywell Health, 16 July 2023
The range of the dog tick is spreading, and the importation of dogs carrying the ticks is not helping matters any.
—Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 20 June 2023
Also check your dogs because dog ticks can carry Rocky Mountain spotted fever, which can also infect humans.
—Timmy Broderick, Scientific American, 14 June 2023
In the last decade, 10 non-native tick species have been identified in the state, including the Lone Star tick and the American dog tick.
—Annie Berman, Anchorage Daily News, 11 June 2023
Several common types of ticks can be found in Michigan this season, including: American dog tick: Active from May to November in Michigan forests and grassy areas.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Detroit Free Press, 17 Apr. 2023
However, the lone star tick has a different shape than the dog tick and is much larger than the deer tick.
—Kevin Ambrose, Anchorage Daily News, 2 May 2022
Deer ticks, dog ticks, and wood ticks can carry and transmit several types of diseases that affect both dogs and humans, from Lyme Disease to Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever.
—The Editors, Field & Stream, 3 Mar. 2020
When Clay started looking at ticks in the late 1990s, the dog tick was the only species found in this area.
—Michael Reschke, Indianapolis Star, 23 Dec. 2019
Alyssa Hui, Verywell Health, 16 July 2023
The range of the dog tick is spreading, and the importation of dogs carrying the ticks is not helping matters any.
—Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 20 June 2023
Also check your dogs because dog ticks can carry Rocky Mountain spotted fever, which can also infect humans.
—Timmy Broderick, Scientific American, 14 June 2023
In the last decade, 10 non-native tick species have been identified in the state, including the Lone Star tick and the American dog tick.
—Annie Berman, Anchorage Daily News, 11 June 2023
Several common types of ticks can be found in Michigan this season, including: American dog tick: Active from May to November in Michigan forests and grassy areas.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Detroit Free Press, 17 Apr. 2023
However, the lone star tick has a different shape than the dog tick and is much larger than the deer tick.
—Kevin Ambrose, Anchorage Daily News, 2 May 2022
Deer ticks, dog ticks, and wood ticks can carry and transmit several types of diseases that affect both dogs and humans, from Lyme Disease to Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever.
—The Editors, Field & Stream, 3 Mar. 2020
When Clay started looking at ticks in the late 1990s, the dog tick was the only species found in this area.
—Michael Reschke, Indianapolis Star, 23 Dec. 2019
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“Dog tick.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dog%20tick. Accessed 20 Apr. 2024.
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