Research tells us that 2017 is going to be a bad year for ticks, Lyme disease, and the Powassan virus, a deadly disease spread by the parasites. If you live in an area where these are a concern, there ...

Ticks are blood-feeding parasites of animals found throughout Colorado. They are particularly common at higher elevations. Problems related to blood loss do occur among wildlife and livestock, but ...

Throughout Indiana, both temperatures and tick activity are on the rise. Now that ticks are out and on the prowl for a meal, Indiana health officials are urging residents to protect themselves and ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. As summer heat descends, replacing balmy ...

Spending more time outdoors this summer increases the risk of bringing ticks home with you. Only a small percentage of the tiny bugs carry the organisms that lead to the disease, but in North Carolina ...

Just when you thought it was safe to step outside and enjoy that fall weather, think again. Ticks are no longer just a summer nuisance! "With our warming summers and our warming winter, and I think we ...

“Nearly 90% of ticks in the Northeast and upper Midwestern US are black-legged ticks,” Molaei said. A related tick, the Western black-legged tick, can be found in the Pacific and Western regions of ...