The tiny tick is the size of a sesame seed but could pose big health risks. RELATED: 4 VERIFIED facts about ticks A recent "Pest Alert" from the U.S. Department of Agriculture said the tick is ...

Unfed ticks are flattened and teardrop-shaped, often compared to sesame seeds in size. However, once they feed on blood, they swell up significantly. Ticks go through four life stages: egg ...

Deer butchers and hunters processing their own deer share that whitetail deer harvests are coming in with extremely high counts of deer ticks. One local butcher friend of mine counted more than 60 ...