"By climbing up along pieces of vegetation, shrubbery, and overgrown grass, ticks can place themselves elevated from the ground at 'host level.' From there, ticks use their frontmost legs to reach ...

In certain types of winter weather, ticks can actually be active and that means they can pose a threat to humans and animals.

Other insects, including ticks that carry several diseases, can survive cold spells better. They hibernate in burrows beneath leaves on the ground or other composting material or in the barks of ...