Grace McNally, via email Not very effective at all. At least, there’s no strong evidence that they are. You’ve New research ...

with most of the ticks placed on them disappearing. The researchers extrapolated from this that a wild opossum could potentially eat around 5,500 ticks per week during tick season. And thus ...

In Australia, people tend to think carnivores lead the clean-up crew after an animal dies. But brushtail possums – thought to ...

They say it’s one of the biggest trick or treating opportunities in the region. But the real treat at “Boo at the Zoo” at ...

Raccoons and possums are often confused with one another. After all, they’re both likely to spend some time sifting through ...

“They eat everything,” MacDonald exclaims ... One item on the opossum’s menu is another newcomer — ticks. A warming climate has brought the insects, and Lyme disease, to our forests ...

Farmworkers who spend their days in habitats where the pests flourish are at risk of contracting disease. Researchers are ...

But our new research shows common brushtail possums—often thought to be herbivores—also dine on animal carcasses. Understanding when and where brushtail possums scavenge is important.