Ticks are some of Earth’s most effective disease vectors. They can connect humans and domestic animals to diseases that ...

A new study suggests that it’s getting easier for ticks to survive and spread thanks to climate change. The post Climate ...

When it comes to finding the best tick repellent for humans, there are a few things to keep in mind. First and foremost, you want a product that is effective at repelling ticks. Look for products ...

This story, by Lexi Krupp, was originally published by Vermont Public. In much of the eastern US, October and November usher in an autumn peak of the blacklegged tick season. For years, researchers ...

Most U.S. stocks are drifting higher following Wall Street’s slide to end last week. The S&P 500 rose 0.4% in Monday morning ...

Removing ticks from pets safely requires fine-point tweezers, grasping the bug close to the skin and pulling in a slow, ...

Ticks. Every pet owner knows them, fears them, and despises them. These pesky, blood-sucking critters are not only annoying ...

The length of the tick lifecycle varies among tick species. Depending on the species, ticks can take several years to develop from egg to adult. Ticks need to feed on blood to develop from one life ...

A few ticks find hosts during humid hours around dawn and dusk. There are different types of ticks, but in this section, I will just dive deeply into the US's most common ones that are dangerous to ...

A woman who was struggling with ear pain discovered that the source was a tick — and its babies — that had set up home right ...