getting this parasite called Dirofilaria immitis doesn’t really differ between dogs and cats, but the disease itself plays out differently.

What you need to know to get rid of fleas. photo by Troy Bartlett

Essential information on ticks for people and pets in Ohio.

Ticks are second only to mosquitoes world-wide, in their ability to carry and spread disease.

It is not the cold but the freezing/thawing processes that usually causes insect death. This explains how they avoid that process.