It's a convenient "fun fact," but unfortunately it's not true. Opossums don't chow down on ticks in the way that social media memes and convenient, uninformed soundbites suggest. While the origin of ...

It seems like in every social media exchange where the topic of ticks or possums comes up, I see a meme or photo glorifying the possum and saying they will keep ticks out of your yard. This statement ...

Maybe you’ve heard some of the amazing facts about possums. Possums eat garden pests and hundreds of ticks a day. They’re mostly immune to rabies and snake venom, and are practically odorless except ...

The possum is also great at getting rid of ticks. Like most mammals, it comes into contact with ticks on a regular basis, but each possum can kill as many as 4,000 ticks (including ones carrying Lyme ...

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Each and every week, “Pet Pals TV” shares a fun, interesting, and informative story about our four-legged and furry friend population. On the latest “Pet Pals TV,” host Patty ...

During spring and summer, a hard-to-spot threat lurks in the woods: ticks. These arachnids and their bites, often discovered by unpleasant surprise, can cause harmful side effects ranging from fever, ...