Tick season is no longer just a summer problem. Scientists are raising red flags as ticks spread faster, bite longer, and ...

Tick bites are are on the rise this and they can carry some nasty illnesses. Which are most common depends where you live.

For the last six years, the answer has been Hancock, Knox, Lincoln and Waldo counties, according to researchers at the ...

It's officially summer, a time for barbecues, the beach—and protecting yourself against the teeny, tiny black-legged deer ...

Learn More › Summer is the thick of tick season. If you spend a lot of time outdoors during the warmer months, whether it’s in the backwoods or the backyard, you’ve probably taken your precautions. It ...

“If you live in Manhattan,” Diuk-Wasser said, “most likely you got it by traveling. If you live in Queens or the Bronx, you ...

Ticks are eight-legged insects the size of an apple seed that hang out on low-growing plants, waiting to bite a mammal passing by. Besides being annoying, the bloodsuckers are dangerous: They can ...

By Sean Lawrence West Virginia University When you think about ticks, you might picture nightmarish little parasites, ...

It is officially tick season. Although active year-round — even in the winter — this is the time of year when most tick encounters happen. There are now five types of ticks found in Ohio. The four ...

“Which is kind of alarming,” said LaDeau, a disease ecologist at the Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies who studies the ...

QUÉBEC - Quebec's Health Department is warning people to stay vigilant about tick and mosquito bites as summer begins.

As temperatures rise in Manitoba, so does the risk from pests. Experts warn that pests are growing across the province, ...