Spring is here, and many Canadians are happy to welcome the onset of milder temperatures. However, with warm weather also comes the arrival of some pesky little friends—ticks. During this time of the ...

Finding ticks out in the woods is kind of par for the course, but when you find them in your yard, it’s a far worse situation, indeed. Ticks in yards can be caused by many factors, but no matter how ...

Tick season is in full swing for Michiganders, and this year the state's tick problem is worse than ever. The risk of tick-related illnesses such as Lyme disease is on the rise, according to the ...

Ticks are ectoparasites (a parasite that lives on the skin) which have four different life stages – egg, larva, nymph, and the adult. Once hatched from the egg, the tick needs a bloodmeal in order to ...

While we often think of ticks as creatures lurking in the wild, their eggs can make themselves at home in the most unsuspecting places. Inside your house, these tiny clusters can hide under carpets ...

Repellents can be helpful as a precaution against ticks. DEET or picaridin can be applied to skin. fcafotodigital Getty Images Tick bites have not sent more people to the emergency room by this time ...

Long Island has long been one of the nation’s hot spots for ticks and the diseases they carry, such as Lyme disease. A new report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention examined the rise of ...

If you thought it made sense to decrease disease-carrying ticks in your area by removing the deer that harbor ticks, Sarah Perkins has some news for you. Perkins, a postdoc in the Center for ...

This year's tick season may be among the worst on record. Here's how it's shaping up in Pittsburgh, and how to protect ...