Deer ticks that can carry Lyme disease are very tiny, as shown here scaled on a dime in their various 24 months of life stages. Photo courtesy of CDC With hunting season in full swing, the threat of ...

A short video posted by Kip Adams, Chief Conservation Officer at the National Deer Association, has gone viral on social media, and for good reason. The clip shows a dead deer swarming with thousands ...

As Michigan’s weather warms, both ticks and humans are waking up from their winter dormancy – that means they could cross paths. And there’s nothing a tick likes more than to hitchhike on you and your ...

In late April, the Pennsylvania Department of Health released a health alert notifying health care providers that tick bite-related emergency room visits were increasing in our state. Perhaps more ...

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – The drought may have a silver lining for outdoor enthusiasts and pet owners, fewer deer ticks. Ticks hang out in tall blades of grass, waiting on a host to latch onto and ...

An Asian long-horned tick under a microscope. The invasive species spreading across Ohio and other parts of the U.S. can be deadly to livestock. A new tick testing laboratory service at Ohio State ...

Prolonged stretches of cold weather this past winter will not reduce the health risks of tick-borne disease in our region this season. Ticks lay dormant in winter by finding their way under leaf ...

When you think about ticks, you might picture nightmarish little parasites, stalking you on weekend hikes or afternoons in the park. Your fear is well-founded. Tick-borne diseases are the most ...

There is an increasing need for signs such the one seen here at the entrance to a trail at Mashashimuet Park in Sag Harbor, New York, warning of ticks. (Photo by James Carbone/Newsday RM via Getty ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — They tiptoe across your body, then insert an anesthetic into your skin to prevent you from knowing they’re about to feast on your blood for a few days. Grossed out yet? You ...

Alexis Christine lives in Boston but has a second home in Kansas As the outdoorsy type, the 34-year-old is used to finding ticks on her body after spending time in nature Recently, however, she woke ...