URI Professor Thomas Mather said that tick spotting have increased in the last two weeks. In New England, you should watch out for black legged ticks, which can cause Lyme's disease, and lone star ...

Deer ticks that can carry Lyme disease are very tiny, as shown here scaled on a dime in their various 24 months of life stages. Photo courtesy of CDC With hunting season in full swing, the threat of ...

Whether you’re camping for the weekend, hiking local trails or barbecuing in your backyard, there’s one unwanted visitor you always need to watch out for: ticks. The tiny pests are easy to miss, and ...

Ticks are spreading outside their comfort zone – and into ours, according to experts. As cooler regions experience milder winters, those areas are becoming more hospitable to many tick species, Ben ...

MARSHFIELD, Wis. (WSAW) -- Scientists at Marshfield Clinic Research Institute are asking the public to continue to submit ticks for a research study called the Tick Inventory via Citizen Science, or ...

A new study from The Ohio State University shows a major increase in the risk of being bitten by a tick infected with ...