Summer in SC can bring a slew of insects into your backyard, and ticks are some of the most annoying. Here are six species to ...

In 2025, six submissions to the state's tick identification service were determined to be lone star ticks. This year there ...

Lone star ticks are becoming more common in Rhode Island and other parts of the Northeast. A bite from a lone star tick can cause a serious red meat allergy, known as alpha-gal syndrome, in some ...

It doesn’t have to be that way.

Four nonnative tick species have been identified in the state in recent years. The ticks “were identified on human travelers returning to Connecticut from 2019 to 2023,” according to the Connecticut ...

The University of New Hampshire is getting an $8 million grant to study ticks, the diseases they spread and the environments ...

Ticks generally prefer to hang out in moist, shaded areas, such as leaf litter, tall grass, and ground covers. Keep your grass short, and minimize tall vegetation near your home, especially dense ...

According to the DSHS, Lyme disease is the most frequently diagnosed tick-borne illness in the United States, but the disease ...

Experts share tips to avoid the blood-sucking pests that can transmit Lyme disease and other illnesses on to humans ...

The parasites are spreading into new parts of the country and emergency room visits for bites are higher than usual.

A new World Atlas ranking identifies 5 Alabama tick hotspots. See where bites are most likely, which species live there and ...