As Oklahoma enters the spring months, Dr. Jonathan Cammack, Oklahoma State University State Extension Specialist for livestock entomology and parasitology, offers tips for handling ticks and flies around cattle.

Asian longhorned ticks Asian longhorned ticks were first documented in the state in 2024, with confirmed cases in Craig and Mayes Counties. With ticks present in bordering states like Arkansas and Missouri, producers in the northeast corner of Oklahoma should remain vigilant.

“Sequoyah County up to Ottawa County, that range of six to eight counties in that corner of the state is where producers should be looking,” Cammack said.