Ticks can be active in any season and experts say it’s important to check for and remove the bloodsuckers as quickly as ...

Put a perimeter of wood chips or gravel between your yard and wooded areas. Avoid using mulch, as it can be a breeding ground ...

Ticks are spreading globally and bringing familiar conditions such as Lyme disease with them, as well as totally new ones.

Experts say informed action can be the difference between a simple, itchy nuisance and a major medical emergency ...

Suppose you sit down on the ground for a picnic in a lone star tick area, Old Dominion’s Gaff says. Lone star ticks, sensing the carbon dioxide you’re emitting, will crawl across the ground to ...

After the ticks feed on a host, they drop into undergrowth on the ground and molt into the next stage, which typically takes about a year in Scotland due to the cooler temperatures and therefore ...

Lone star ticks, sensing the carbon dioxide you’re emitting, will crawl across the ground to reach you. Thus, when you’re in lone star tick territory, it’s important to take precautions to ...