A female lone star tick can be identified by the white spot or "lone star" that is visible on her back. Mather said that some people who have developed this allergy from a lone star tick bite have ...

The group of blood-sucking parasites called ticks can spread pathogens like Lyme Disease, anaplasmosis and babesiosis.

Ticks biting humans and dogs this spring have sparked an uptick in ER visits. Here's tips on knowing what ticks look like, and how to remove them.

So that makes them a bit unusual.” Litchfield County has the highest Lyme disease infection prevalence with 65% of adult female blacklegged ticks testing positive and revealed the highest adult ...

Neither of the two new female patients — one a 45-year-old in Maine and the other a 61-year-old in Washington — had been in areas where the lone star tick is commonly found. Scientists ...

Some female ticks that fed on a blood meal (to have nutrients to lay eggs) can overwinter in leaf litter and then lay eggs in spring or summer. Even after a robust winter, a warm, wet spring can ...

Some female ticks that fed on a blood meal (to have nutrients to lay eggs) can overwinter in leaf litter and then lay eggs in spring or summer. Even after a robust winter, a warm, wet spring can ...

Young deer ticks, called nymphs, are brown and the size of poppy seeds. Adult female deer ticks are red and black, while males are black. Adult deer ticks are about the size of a sesame seed.