Biologist Grant Hokit has come to this small meadow in the mountains outside Condon, Montana to look for ticks. A hiking path crosses the expanse of long grasses and berry bushes. This story was ...

FORT BRAGG, NC-- Ticks are a significant public health concern, transmitting diseases like Lyme disease, alpha-gal syndrome, and others. Fort Bragg Department of Public Health, Entomologist, Capt.

Ticks are hitching a free ride to the US from different parts of the world, raising concerns among scientists. In a recent study, researchers reported the introduction of seven exotic tick species to ...

Over 100 new tick species have entered the U.S. in the last 50 years. Scientists say it's just the beginning. Two Asian longhorned ticks sit on an open palm. On the left is an adult female, and on the ...

In Fairfax County, Virginia, the health department is working to “fight the bite” of mosquitoes by visiting residents' homes and providing advice on how to reduce the pests. Through Fairfax County’s ...

A 5-week-old baby in Boston is fighting for her life after a tick bite. The baby, Lily Sisco, was bitten while on a walk with her family on Martha’s Vineyard, her mother, Tiffany Sisco, told local ...

Ticks have long been an unwelcome part of New York summers, but in recent years, illnesses caused by tick bites have been increasing across the state. According to the New York State Department of ...

THERE ARE FIVE MAJOR TICK SPECIES HERE IN MARYLAND. EACH OF THEM BRINGS A DIFFERENT RISK AND CARRIES A DIFFERENT ILLNESS. AND DOCTOR DOUGLAS NORRIS STUDIES THEM ALL INSIDE. DOCTOR DOUGLAS NORRIS LAB ...

As the number of ticks calling Central New York home and cases of tick-borne illnesses rise, here are four species to watch: one in Oneida County, one likely here and two who are approaching.

Oklahoma is home to several species of ticks, and last summer, the Sooner State saw a rise in Alpha-gal syndrome cases due to tick bites. The small parasite feeds on the blood of animals and humans, ...