HELENA, Mont. — Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services officials are alerting the public about the recent identification of a tick new to Montana known as Ixodes scapularis, commonly ...

Woodchuck ticks? Squirrel ticks? Brown dog tick? Blacklegged tick? Did you know that 14 different species of ticks have been identified in Vermont? You can visit the Vermont Department of Health’s ...

Ticks have evolved different techniques to survive winter. They stay deep down in the leaf litter close to the forest floor ...

BOONE, N.C. — When Appalachian State biology professor Steve Seagle drags for ticks near the Boone Greenway Trail, he has a pretty good sense of what he’ll find. “It’s almost certainly going to be a ...

As warmer weather arrives, so does tick season, increasing the risk of bites that can transmit dangerous tick-borne illnesses like Lyme disease and Rocky Mountain spotted fever. But there's also a ...

A common misconception is that ticks only surface during warm weather -- this is not true.

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — One spreads Lyme disease. The bite of another may cause a lifelong meat allergy. And yet another is new in town, having traveled north from warmer climates toting Rocky Mountain ...

Two emerging tick species, including one that is known to cause a red meat allergy, are on the rise in Connecticut. Researchers at the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station recently released ...

As winter’s chill dissipates and spring’s rain gives way to summer’s warmth, we shed our layers and venture outdoors to enjoy the weather. Spending time outside is a known mood booster, and the ...

New cases suggests that other types of ticks, like the black-legged tick and the western black-legged tick, may also cause the condition. HealthDay News — A rare red meat allergy, usually linked to a ...

With the onset of summer, local health officials are reminding residents that ticks are currently active across the state of Michigan, and there are steps and actions that can be taken to prevent ...