There are a number of steps you can take to protect yourself from ticks when you are in nature, but there is one you should take: Spray your footwear with the synthetic insecticide permethrin. Reports ...

Warmer weather brings a host of lovely things we look forward to all winter, such as flowers, grilling season, and more time with friends and family outdoors. Unfortunately, it also brings out some ...

Summer is tick season. That means increasing our vigilance, since ticks can transmit a large variety of pathogens while they are attached. Wearing protective gear is a great start. We especially like ...

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 ...

TYLER, Texas (KLTV) - The end of July is nigh, but we are not quite out of the woods when it comes to catching sight of a tick bite. Dr. Meredith Stanaland with the Nacogdoches Animal Hospital says ...

As Michigan’s weather warms, both ticks and humans are waking up from their winter dormancy – that means they could cross paths. And there’s nothing a tick likes more than to hitchhike on you and your ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. (WGHP) — They’re tiny parasites that feed on ...

As summer approaches in Central Pennsylvania, tick season is once again upon us. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the number of cases of illness acquired from tick, ...

Texas A&M AgriLife scientists have uncovered new insights into how cattle fever ticks survive and spread across South Texas, ...

Many are hopeful that New York City’s recent cold, snowy winter will knock out the black-legged deer ticks that carry Lyme disease. Despite the common misconception that cold weather kills ticks, ...

A cold and snowy winter failed to keep ticks from biting plenty of humans in New York and across the Northeast this March, according to emergency departments tracking illnesses caused by the tiny ...