This could be an especially bad year for ticks and tick-borne diseases in Michigan. Health experts offer their top tips for ...

Excess rain has created ideal conditions for insects carrying West Nile Virus and Eastern Equine Encephalitis, which can ...

Ticks are ectoparasites (a parasite that lives on the skin) which have four different life stages – egg, larva, nymph, and ...

North Carolinians are being urged to “Fight the Bite” as warmer weather brings more ticks, mosquitoes and the diseases they ...

I try not to actively dislike any living creature. After all, you can find redeeming qualities in almost all of them. However, I’m having a hard time coming up with something nice to say about ticks.

Tick bites are on the rise in the US, but Florida's health department isn't reporting case data, leaving residents in the ...

Ticks are making their return fast and furiously, emphasizing the need for prevention to protect Americans, their families ...

Tick season seems to be off to a fast start, with an unusually high number of bites already reported across the country. Some ...

Experts point to several reasons for the larger-than-usual spike, but there are easy ways to protect yourself.

Police said the dog, named Tony, is “exhausted” and “broken,” and now needs “time, care and a chance to decompress” ...

Ticks are small parasites that feed on blood from humans and animals. They thrive in grassy, wooded and shaded areas. Some ...

A rise in lyme disease-positive ticks and an increase in emergency room visits due to bites this spring has sparked plenty of ...