A new study from The Ohio State University shows a major increase in the risk of being bitten by a tick infected with ...

A common misconception is that ticks only surface during warm weather -- this is not true.

Despite strong efforts by public health officials to warn our citizens about the risks, tick-borne disease cases are rising ...

Here’s what to know about these parasites.

As the tick crisis continues on the Vineyard, a group of Islanders traveled to the mainland this week to urge state officials to expand hunting accessibility in order to help deal with deer ...

CONDON, Mont. — Biologist Grant Hokit has come to this small meadow in the mountains outside Condon to look for ticks. A hiking path crosses the expanse of long grasses and berry bushes. As Hokit ...

The black-legged tick, or deer tick, _Ixodes scapularis_, can transmit Lyme disease and other health hazards. U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention When you think about ticks, you might ...

Ticks are staying alive this winter due to a combination of leaf litter and snow that provides enough warmth for ticks to ...