If a blacklegged tick is found, the health unit recommends people call (807) 625-5900 or toll-free at 1-888-294-6630 to speak with a public health inspector.

Blacklegged ticks are unable to fly or jump so they will instead position themselves on greenery with outstretched legs, ready to grab on to a potential host. (Photo: Erik Karits/Unsplash) Perched on ...

With the temperature rising, tick season is at its peak. The rate of Lyme disease infection in blacklegged ticks in large parts of Nova Scotia is 40 per cent, according to a Mount Allison research ...

“You need to be doing that tick check,” he told 680 CJOB. Blacklegged ticks can be as small as a poppyseed in their early stages, which can be hard to spot with an untrained eye, Stuart said.

A common, naturally growing fungus that is harmless to humans but lethal to ticks in some cases is showing promise as a natural insecticide after a year of study at Acadia University. Researchers at ...

Researchers at Dal have discovered that balsam fir needles can kill blacklegged ticks during the winter, preventing them from surviving until spring. The finding offers hope that this natural resource ...

Checking yourself for ticks is just part of the summer routine in the region now, says a Maritime researcher. With the temperature rising, tick season is at its peak. The rate of Lyme disease ...

Manitoba Health is expanding surveillance for blacklegged ticks - the ones that can carry Lyme disease - in Riding Mountain National Park. It comes after Parks Canada submitted 27 blacklegged ...

“I don’t know the answer just yet, if it’s a trend going up – but I suspect it is, just based on the number of nymphal blacklegged ticks I’ve seen in the past couple of weeks,” he ...

So far, the lab's research has shown the fungus is more effective at killing blacklegged ticks than dog ticks. "We have observed that the fungus kill about 70 per cent of the blacklegged ticks.