There’s something in the grass. If you have carelessly strayed bare-legged into woodland territory and found yourself with unwelcome travelling companions, then you will already be aware that we are ...

You spent some time outside, and then discovered a bug on your leg. What is it? And should you be concerned? It's estimated that more than 300,000 new cases of Lyme disease develop in the United ...

Ticks are the worst nightmare for any dog owner. These pesky creatures latch on to your dog’s skin and feed on him. They also bring with them a whole host of potentially life-threatening diseases.

A tick found on a bird dog in Montana could forewarn of Lyme disease spreading into the state. A Bozeman-based hunter recently alerted local health officials in the state to a tick that he found on ...

A new, invasive tick species — dangerous to humans, dogs, cats and cattle — may have been uncovered for the first time in Butler County thanks to an Oxford-based veterinarian. Dr. Chantel Raghu told ...

This year's tick season has been extremely active, leading to a surge in ER visits because of tick bites, particularly in the Northeast. This year's figures are the highest since 2019, according to ...

This has been one of the worst tick seasons in quite awhile. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), emergency room visits for tick bites in the Northeast are at their ...

Tick season is officially here – but in Delaware it never really leaves, according to the state’s leading tick-expert. Efforts are in place to monitor tick populations in public lands with the help of ...