As the weather warms and outdoor activities increase, it’s crucial to be aware of ticks as peak season is now underway.

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 ...

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

Though not all ticks carry Lyme disease, it is the most common tick-borne infection in New York City and in the United States ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

The lone star tick is one that people come across more commonly in Kansas. The female tick is brown, with a white spot on it. The male is similar-looking, but without the white spot. The lone star ...