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 ...

There are many different kinds of ticks that attach to humans and animals. With a 5-year-old daughter she said was unable to walk and talk, a Mississippi mom urgently warned parents to check their ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A tick crawls across someone's pinky finger. - Maksim Safaniuk/Shutterstock Diseases contracted via ticks have been reported in ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The black-legged tick, or deer tick, _Ixodes scapularis_, can transmit Lyme disease and other health hazards. U.S. Centers for ...

I’d done everything you’re supposed to do to avoid a tick bite: Tucked permethrin-impregnated pants into permethrin-impregnated socks. Sprayed picaridin on my boots. Once indoors, I removed my outdoor ...

There is an increasing need for signs such the one seen here at the entrance to a trail at Mashashimuet Park in Sag Harbor, New York, warning of ticks. (Photo by James Carbone/Newsday RM via Getty ...

Do you have ticks? Does your dog or cat have ticks? If so, the researchers at Rutgers University want to know about them. Rutgers has launched a new citizen science program called NJ Ticks 4 Science ...

A female Lone Star tick. A peaceful walk with her dog led to Sandra Issa acquiring a tick bite — and, ultimately, to her having to stay away from red meat and dairy products. “I removed the tick and ...

(WGHP) — Tick season lasts from early spring through fall, and ticks can have dire consequences if they aren’t found. It can happen to even the most experienced outdoorsmen like Piedmont Land ...

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