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

It’s not just the hiking trail where you need to worry about ticks. These arthropods are now a problem in major cities—and ...

(FOX 2) - If you're planning to spend Fourth of July outside, be on the lookout for unwanted holiday guests - ticks.

If you’re thinking of taking a hike or having a picnic in a field this week, you may want to consider going to a movie ...

Summer has arrived! Schools are out for summer vacation, and all the great summer activities have begun! The month of May was ...

Ticks are eight-legged insects the size of an apple seed that hang out on low-growing plants, waiting to bite a mammal passing by. Besides being annoying, the bloodsuckers are dangerous: They can ...

The black-legged tick, Ixodes scapularis, also known as the deer tick, ranges across the eastern half of the country. It’s one of many disease-carrying ticks in the U.S. CDC ...

With the deer came deer ticks (Ixodes scapularis) carrying borrelia burgdorferi, the bacterium that causes Lyme disease. When a tick feeds on an infected animal, it can take up the bacteria.

As a result, deer populations grew rapidly. With the deer came deer ticks (Ixodes scapularis) carrying borrelia burgdorferi, the bacterium that causes Lyme disease. When a tick feeds on an infected ...