Lynne McCormack moved to Chilmark last year and enjoys working at the public library in the small town on Martha’s Vineyard.

Ticks need to consume blood to grow and produce offspring. Unfortunately for humans and pets, that means the little parasites are on the lookout for a meal. Instead of jumping or flying, the parasites ...

They are on the march this season, slithering up pant legs, burrowing into bodily crevices, and drilling down into your best ...

A long-acting flea and tick treatment from Merck Animal Health has earned approval for dogs at least six months old from the ...

“Ohio is on the front lines really of tick expansion and new ticks here in the eastern half of the United States,” McDermott ...

In the compact backyards of Staten Island, Maria Diuk-Wasser was surprised by what she saw. Ticks—and lots of them—nestled in wood piles, between leaves, and underneath bird feeders. It was more than ...

Ticks are already prevalent in the woods in Lorain County. However, health officials now report that another species of tick has migrated to the area, bringing the threat of Lyme disease with it.

This summer's May and June spikes in tick bites are the largest for at least five years in the Northeast, according to data ...

Both nymph and adult black-legged ticks are active now, and residents are urged to exercise extreme caution.

According to Mesa County Public Health, the most common tick found on the Western Slope is the Brown Dog Tick, which can carry the Rocky Mountain spotted fever disease.

Lyme disease is carried by the blacklegged tick and the Western blacklegged tick. Both ticks transmit the bacteria Borrelia burgdorferi, which causes Lyme disease. Neither tick has been found in ...

It’s not just the hiking trail where you need to worry about ticks. These arthropods are now a problem in major cities—and they've brought disease with them.