Experts say this summer may see a spike in tick-borne diseases in Connecticut due to a higher acorn production which leads to ...

Some ways to manage ticks in your yard, according to DNREC, include removing leaf litter and invasive plants, keeping grass ...

The Active Tick Surveillance Program began as part of a federal and state effort to do more to track ticks and tick-borne ...

University of Maine researchers discover that ticks thrive in backyards, but there are methods to eliminate the tick habitat.

Dogs may be beloved companions, but a new Australian study suggests their environmental impact is larger and more troubling ...

Apr. 25, 2025 — A recent study provides evidence that some results of behavioral experiments with insects cannot be fully reproduced. So far, possible reproducibility problems have been little ...

Every year — sometimes more than just once — established bee colonies get too crowded. A new queen will be born and she, or ...

“That’s a really fast way of identifying the tick for you and telling you whether it’s very common dog tick or whether it’s actually the more risky tick that can cause Lyme disease.” Torr explained ...

The off-duty FBI agent who shot a dog in Philadelphia, prompting protests by animal rights activists, was identified as Jacqueline Maguire, the special agent in charge of the Philadelphia Field Office ...

“One of the more common diseases transmitted by ticks in the UK is Lyme disease, which can lead to kidney failure in dogs. Early signs of Lyme disease include a lack of appetite, weight ...