Before you head outdoors this summer, health experts have a critical warning for New Yorkers: watch out for ticks—because ...

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

A new Lyme disease vaccine, VLA15, is currently being tested and the manufacturers could ask the FDA for authorization as early as 2026.

Long Islanders better brace for a bloodthirsty summer. Populations of several tick species across both Nassau and Suffolk counties have exploded since the fall, experts told The Post. “I have ...

Long Island had a rather mild winter, which can increase tick activity, said Dr. Scott Campbell, Suffolk County’s entomologist. A wet spring also tend to bring out more ticks. “There’s a lot ...

Most ticks go through four… What to watch out for when it comes to ticks As the weather warms and people begin to emerge from their winter lairs, it is once again time to take precautions ...

U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer (D-NY) visited Long Island, announcing $160 million in federal funding to support tick research, surveillance and education in Nassau and Suffolk counties.

I first noticed the tick population was increasing in about 2000, 2001, when part of my job was to lead children out into the wilds of Long Island.

PORT WASHINGTON, N.Y (PIX11) – Trying to fight the high number of ticks on Long Island, 100 northern bobwhite quail were released into the wild at Hempstead Harbor Trail in Port Washington on ...