The ancestral Dutchman collared me the other day, and with the squint of an ancient mariner, proceeded to reveal to me the wondrous phenomenon overtaking his crepe myrtle. There on the trunk, herds of ...

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OVERTON -- A common wintertime pest in cattle herds -- lice -- can suck money from producers' pockets, said Jason Banta, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service beef cattle specialist, Overton. Banta ...

Cattle and horse owners are being encouraged to be on the lookout for lice and ticks on their animals. Late winter and early spring is the height of the season for those pests, said Dave Boxler, a ...

Cattle producers should plan to treat for lice on Jan. 1 (or a date close to then) because these pests may be literally sucking up and eating away your profit. Lice infestations can result in ...

FARGO, N.D. - Many North Dakota ranchers are faced with a continual lice infestation in their herd this winter, even though they have treated their cattle. “Some have even treated more than once and ...

(WKOW) -- Wisconsin farmers are being asked to keep an eye out for lice on their cows. Dairy experts say studies show animal lice are growing resistant to the treatments used to get rid of them. They ...

TRENT, S.D. - Lice and flies are the bane of cattle and their caretakers. So perhaps it's not so strange that Ted Lacey of Trent, S.D., took the step of alerting Agweek when he found a solution - ...

Cattle lice go dormant when it is warm and really perk up when it is cold. Considering that, and the extended warm weather we have had in recent years, it’s time to rethink pesticide timing for louse ...

IN the course of a study of the life-histories and bionomics of cattle lice, I have found that the species Solenopotes capillatus, End., hitherto considered to be rare in Great Britain, is more common ...