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Ticks are most active in summer, the same time people also flock to the woods and prairies where the creatures live.
This tick has already been reported in more than 15 Ohio counties, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
Here's what to know about the Asian longhorned tick, first confirmed in the U.S. in 2017 in New Jersey. The ticks have spread ...
A new invasive tick species, the longhorn tick, has been discovered in Michigan, prompting wildlife experts to advise farmers ...
Ticks are active in Macomb County. Here's what to do to protect yourself this summer before and after spending time outdoors.
In 1998, the blacklegged tick was firmly established in only five counties with reports in others, but by 2016, had established itself in 25 counties and overtaken the Lake Michigan shoreline from ...
Black-legged ticks were once only endemic in Menominee County. That’s no longer so. "We have seen a slow expansion of the black-legged tick for about a decade in West Michigan," Foster said.
A 2018 map updated by the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services shows both counties in red, meaning there have been “at least two confirmed local exposures and/or ticks/animals with ...
Michigan’s 5 most common ticks There are more than 20 known tick species in Michigan. The ticks listed below are the five most common ticks people report seeing in Michigan.
A prior study from 1998 showed that black-legged ticks in Michigan were established in five counties. But by 2016, established populations were found in 24 counties, and 18 more showed evidence ...
MICHIGAN, USA — Most West Michigan counties have a known risk for Lyme disease, a tick-borne illness caused by bacteria. The beginning of spring means that several of these tick species will no ...
Livingston and Washtenaw counties have both been designated as a "known risk" for Lyme disease. A 2018 map updated by the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services shows both counties in ...