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 ...

Adalsteinsson expects to find more of them — the longhorned tick is parthenogenetic, meaning it doesn’t need a mate in order to reproduce. “A single female tick can seed an entirely new population.

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.

The lone star tick has made its way to Massachusetts, and the New Bedford Science Café is welcoming an expert to tell us what ...

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 ...

Adalsteinsson expects to find more of them — the longhorned tick is parthenogenetic, meaning it doesn’t need a mate in order to reproduce. “A single female tick can seed an entirely new ...