DICKINSON, N.D. - Cattle lice, a cold season insect, have been causing problems for cattle and ranchers this year after surviving treatments that usually eliminate them. Erika Schumacher, a ...

• Longnosed cattle louse (Linognathus vituli) occurs in greater numbers on calves than mature cattle. It can be found all over the body but prefers the shoulders, back, neck and dewlap. • Little blue ...

Targeting problems with lice and mange can help prevent further problems in cattle herds, according to veterinarian Shawn Nicholson. “We see the worst problems with lice and mange in the winter time ...

Lice are a common winter problem in cattle, with cold weather and short winter days. Summer heat, sunlight, and short hair make it more difficult for lice to survive and multiply; their numbers ...

Many farmers and ranchers experience lice infestation in their cattle herds in the winter months. However, due to the region’s mild winter, some ranchers are still battling the pests, even though they ...

Clipping cattle along the back and around the tail head reduces sweating, helps animals stay cleaner, and makes it more difficult for lice to move and multiply Lice thrive during winter because cattle ...

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 ...

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 ...

Happy 2017! Let’s begin with a pestilence. No, this is not the first of seven plagues upon cattle producers. Instead, it's a longtime cold-weather tradition: Cattle lice. Often livestock producers ...