Ticks are most active in summer, the same time people also flock to the woods and prairies where the creatures live.

Ticks pose a grave risk to public health, with nearly half a million cases of the tick-borne Lyme disease treated every year in the United States. Young nymph and adult female ticks typically pose ...

Pleasure Beach, Bridgeport’s beloved shoreline getaway, is closed through the 2025 summer season after city officials ...

There are a few safe ways to dispose of a tick. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommendations include drowning ...

A tick that's rapidly spreading through Pennsylvania and elsewhere was found to carry a potentially dangerous bacterium.

The patient was one of three Powassan virus cases reported in Wisconsin so far this year, all of which required ...

A small but dangerous invasive pest is spreading across Indiana, raising concerns among experts and the public.

The number of blacklegged ticks have exploded in the past decade, seemingly getting worse by the year as Canadian seasons get ...

Longhorned ticks primarily reproduce through a process called parthenogenesis, where females can lay viable eggs without mating to reproduce. This means a single female tick can create an entire ...