Milder winters and rainy springs help the parasites thrive in the U.S., and emergency-room visits for bites are up.

Vinegar, especially 30% “cleaning vinegar” is extremely acidic and can cause chemical burns. This, too, will damage the soil ...

In late April, the Pennsylvania Department of Health released a health alert notifying health care providers that tick ...

Summer is here, and that means tick frenzy is, too. Why it matters: Ticks, which are most active in warmer seasons, transmit Lyme disease through bacteria in their bite. The disease causes rash, ...

Western blacklegged ticks thrive along the Pacific Coast. And lone star ticks, once considered a Southern problem, have now expanded into the Northeast, Midwest and Southwest.

The number of blacklegged ticks have exploded in the past decade, seemingly getting worse by the year as Canadian seasons get ...

According to Sykes, it takes at least a month for any signs of Lyme disease to appear in a dog (if they have signs at all).

The blacklegged tick's range spans the country's eastern half, including as far west as Oklahoma. The Western black legged tick is mostly found along the western seaboard with inland ranges ...

A rare tick-borne virus has killed one and hospitalized two others in Wisconsin so far this year, The News Tribune reports.

The 32 western black-legged ticks all tested negative for Lyme disease. “Tickborne diseases typically will develop only if the tick has been attached to you for over 24 hours, ...

Lone star ticks gained their name from the white spot on the back of adult females. They are one of the first tick species to emerge in the spring, followed by black-legged ticks in late May and June.

Only 1-2% of adult Western blacklegged ticks carry Lyme disease, but up to 20% of the immature nymphs carry it. Nevertheless, avoiding contact with ticks is always a good idea, Lyme disease or not.