Ticks are a fact of outdoor life throughout the United States. These blood-feeding arachnids (joint-legged invertebrate animals) become active every year after the first frost. While every creature ...

Watch out – with the upcoming winter season predicted to be a whole different vibe, you might be tasked with a bit more pest control than usual. When the weather doesn't reach cold temperatures, ...

No one wants ticks in their yard. Not only are these creepy crawlies known parasites, but they can also carry harmful diseases, like Lyme disease, anaplasmosis, and more. Fortunately, there are ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Ticks can be active in any season and it’s important to check for and remove the bloodsuckers as quickly as possible — especially after you’ve been outside hiking, gardening or ...

It's peak season for the miniscule nymphal ticks. It's the peak season for tick nymphs across many parts of the United States, and experts are warning that this could be a particularly bountiful year ...

It's officially summer, a time for barbecues, the beach—and protecting yourself against the teeny, tiny black-legged deer ticks that cause most Lyme disease cases. Subscribe to our newsletter for the ...

Once found mainly in New England and pockets of the Midwest, disease-spreading ticks are now appearing in more places across the U.S. Emergency room visits for tick bites are at their highest levels ...

At the Midwest Center of Excellence for Vector-borne Disease, Valerie the mannequin shows how light-colored clothing makes it easier to identify ticks. There is a tick on the neckline of her t-shirt.

Police are seeking information about a 67-year-old woman who went missing in Detroit. Detroit police want help finding missing 67-year-old woman Read full article: Detroit police want help finding ...

Ticks can be active in any season and experts say it’s important to check for and remove the bloodsuckers as quickly as possible. WASHINGTON (AP) — Ticks can be active in any season and it's important ...