Healthbeat reports tick populations are rising in the Northeast, raising tick-borne disease risks. Here’s how to stay safe.

North Carolina is home to some seriously supersized bugs, and these species are the biggest you'll find throughout the state.

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With warmer temperatures, different tick species are spreading, able to live and stay active longer in colder climates. However, in South Carolina, ticks are always in season.

While ticks are active, Wisconsinites can contract Lyme disease, a bacterial infection spread by deer ticks. Rates of Lyme disease have tripled in Wisconsin over the past 15 years, according to DHS.