A structure and vehicle stand scorched by the Tick fire on Friday in Canyon Country, California. Mario Tama/Getty. As of Sunday evening, the fire burned 4,615 acres and was 70 percent contained.

Northwest California remains a hot spot for ticks carrying disease, and tick season could be even worse this year after the state's extremely wet winter.

Avery also recommended using permethrin to treat clothing, stating that ticks will die after crossing treated fabric. "When ...

Vinegar, especially 30% “cleaning vinegar” is extremely acidic and can cause chemical burns. This, too, will damage the soil ...

Lyme disease-carrying ticks usually found in woodlands and fields are spreading along California's beaches, carried by an unknown host.

The Weather Channel recently announced that most of the U.S. will be a “a tick time-bomb” in 2021, and displayed a map showing that in California, the threat ticks pose this year is slightly ...

C ALIFORNIA — Emergency rooms across the country are seeing a spike in visits for treatment of tick bites and tick-borne illnesses, especially in the Northeast and Midwest, according to new data from ...

Northern California tick season is in full-swing, and the creepy crawlers will be out in droves after a rainy winter. While ticks are active year-round in California, their numbers peak from April ...

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Six people in California reported infection with Rocky Mountain spotted fever, all of whom had visited Tecate, Mexico, just prior. Newsweek. Tick Bite Disease in California Leaves Three Dead.