Ticks are small dangerous parasites that live in tall grass waiting for a host animal to walk by. These insects consume the blood of mammals but in doing so, they can introduce their host to a variety ...

As the weather warms up, health experts are warning tick season is off to an early and potentially more dangerous start. With ...

At the Midwest Center of Excellence for Vector-borne Disease, Valerie the mannequin shows how light-colored clothing makes it easier to identify ticks. There is a tick on the neckline of her t-shirt.

The Alexandria Health Department is launching a campaign designed to arm residents and visitors with information so they can ...

People are heading outdoors to enjoy the warmer weather, taking bike rides, hikes and recreating in parks — and everyone ...

The most common tick in Massachusetts is the blacklegged, also known as the deer tick, which can transmit several diseases ...

Ticks can survive winter under leaf litter and re‑emerge in waves during spring warmups. Here’s what to know and how to ...

Maria Diuk-Wasser, professor of ecology at Columbia University, explained that it’s generally hard to predict if there will ...