The following pictures and descriptions can be used to help you identify some of the most common Texas ant species. Once you know the species of ant in your home, you can determine where it is likely to nest, what kind of damage it causes, and what kind of control measures are most effective.
Heartworm infections may be occult for a number of reasons: A heartworm test is to check for the evidence of the parasite Dirofilaria immitis, more commonly known as heartworm, in your dog's bloodstream.
States.1,2 The antigen detection test is the. preferred diagnostic method for asymp-. tomatic dogs (annual wellness screening) or to verify the presence of suspected HW. infection.3,4 Antigen tests detect carbohy-. drate antigens primarily released by the. adult female heartworm,5 and are widely.