A new survey reveals that farmers in the U.S. Northeast face rising tick exposure and increasing risks from tick-borne ...

EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — As we start to spend more time outdoors, it’s important to get into the habit of carefully checking your clothes and hair for ticks. Since we had a warmer than average ...

Finding one tick on your body is scary enough—tick-borne diseases are serious—but what if you found more than 10 on yourself ...

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — After a mild winter in the U.S., will there be an uptick in ticks this year? Researchers say it is hard to predict how the tick season will play out. This year’s mild winter and ...

If you are hoping it can get too cold for ticks to survive in Pennsylvania this winter, the answer may disappoint you.

The first deer tick to creep across Rick Simek's skin was not exactly a welcome visitor to its host, a naturalist who has stewarded the University of Michigan-Dearborn's Environmental Study Area for ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Tick season is starting across the country, and experts say it’s important to be vigilant this year. As springtime temperatures start to rise — typically above 45 degrees ...

Does that play a role in increased habitat for rodents when that’s where Powassan virus or deer tick virus is maintained? So we’re looking at those types of things just to try to advance some type of ...

Fred was the editor-in-chief at VeloNews from 2016 to 2021. Prior to that he was a regular contributor to The Wall Street Journal, USA Today, and The New York Times. Fred is the Articles Editor at ...

With the arrival of warmer temperatures, Hoosiers are getting outside. That also means blood-sucking ticks are out, too. There are three common species of ticks in Indiana that carry at least nine ...

FILE - This undated file photo provided by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) shows a blacklegged tick, also known as a deer tick, a carrier of Lyme disease. (CDC via AP, File) ...

There's not much to like about a species that can cause disease. But if you live in the Midwest and like to be outside during the spring and summer months, there's no avoiding the chance of having a ...