A rare red meat allergy, usually linked to a bite from the lone star tick, may also be caused by other tick species found in ...

The spectrum of diseases that can be caught from tick bites is wide.” Most people are familiar with blacklegged (deer) ticks and their ability to transmit Lyme disease. However, the lone star ...

A new invasive tick species was recently found in St. Louis County, with more sightings expected this spring and summer.

Of the thousands of ticks collected across Connecticut last year, the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station says ...

State environmental officials say lone star ticks and long horned ticks were found in Fairfield, New London, Middlesex and New Haven counties in 2024.

In the foreground is the mouthpart of an American dog tick, and to the rear is a lone star tick mouthpart. A tick’s mouth has two sets of sharp hooks to break through the host’s skin so the tick can ...

Lone star ticks can be found from Central ... You also can use oil of lemon eucalyptus, a natural tick repellent, but not on young children. What should you do to protect your pets?

The distribution of AGS cases in the United States closely resembles that of the “lone star” tick, Amblyomma americanum, which is indigenous to the Eastern states. “Alpha-gal cases have been ...

Goudarz Molaei is a research scientist at the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station and an associate clinical professor in the Department of Epidemiology of Microbial Diseases at the Yale ...

One tick, the Lone Star tick, carries a pathogen with an even more concerning effect. Bites from infected Lone Star ticks can develop into alpha-gal syndrome. When they bite, the ticks transmit a ...