As summer continues and we reach mid-season, outdoor activities such as hiking, and camping bring a higher chance of ...

If you've noticed bites on you or your pet, you're dealing with a flea or tick infestation in your yard. Combating them ...

Lyme disease, a bacterial infection which is spread to humans through bites from infected ticks, is ‘increasing rapidly’, with the number of people who’ve been diagnosed with the disease ...

After a busy season for tick bites, GBH Meteorologist Dave Epstein spoke with a doctor and public health entomologist to ...

Researchers say they have confirmed the presence of an invasive species of tick in Maine for the first time, marking the ...

A new CDC report finds lone star ticks, southern pests whose bites can cause a severe meat allergy called alpha-gal syndrome, ...

“Unfortunately, on Staten Island, you have the five ticks that we consider to be a human health risk,’' said Joellen Lampman, a school and turfgrass extension support specialist with the New York ...

UPMC Children’s Community Pediatrics is seeing hand, foot and mouth and viral upper respiratory infections this week. Pediatricians at Penn State Health Children’s Hospital are seeing s… ...

An invasive tick species is growing in population throughout the country, especially in the Philadelphia area. And they can reproduce without mates.

Midwest emergency rooms are seeing record amounts of tick-related visits this summer. Here's how winter could be causing the surge and how to keep yourself safe.

Public health burden “In the last 15 years, the Lone Star tick has gone from non-existent on the island to fully abundant and everywhere,” Roden-Reynolds explained.