Ticks have to be some of the most widely despised creatures in existence despite their important role in the ecosystem. They are found all across the United States, hanging out in almost every place ...

Over the past several years, we’ve all learned more about the potentially dangerous consequences of being bitten by a tick. Linked previously to infesting animals like deer and moose, those tiny ...

Black-legged ticks, like the adult female pictured, are found throughout South Carolina. U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention As South Carolinians enjoy the great outdoors this summer, it’s ...

Ticks, potential carriers of Lyme disease, pose a risk to humans and pets in Michigan's outdoors. Tick season in Michigan typically spans from April to September, with peak activity when temperatures ...

Changes to forests, and how close people and their livestock live to them, have changed tick habitats and the risks humans face of Lyme disease and other illnesses. When you purchase through links on ...

A longhorned tick, a species native to East Asia, has been discovered in Butler County, Ohio, for the first time, raising concerns for pets, livestock, and humans. Dr. Chantel Raghu, a veterinary ...

NEW HAVEN, CT (WFSB) - State scientists said that rare exotic tick species that were detected in the state likely got there by hitchhiking on human travelers. The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment ...

The nonnative species from Europe, Latin America and Eastern Africa reached the United States by latching on to travelers, a study by researchers in the state shows, offering clues about how ticks ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — One spreads Lyme disease. The bite of another may cause a lifelong meat allergy. And yet another is new in town, having traveled north from warmer climates toting Rocky Mountain ...

Don't ask state entomologist Kirby Stafford if this is going to be a bad year for ticks. "The ticks are always out there," Stafford said. "It's going to be a bad tick year, this year and every year." ...