Reportings of lone star ticks are on the rise in the region. The tick can cause alpha-gal syndrome, an allergy to red meat.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A black legged tick, also known as a deer tick. If it seems like ticks are everywhere these days, that’s because they are. There ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. South Carolina has plenty of annoying and sometimes dangerous creatures, but ticks can be particularly bad. They’re creepy and ...

As the weather warms up, few of us can resist a nice evening walk through the park or a trip to the countryside to immerse ourselves in natural surroundings. It’s common to notice a sudden itch or ...

Ticks thrive in humid, overgrown areas. Learn how to safely remove them from your yard and prevent infestations.

URI Professor Thomas Mather said that tick spotting have increased in the last two weeks. In New England, you should watch out for black legged ticks, which can cause Lyme's disease, and lone star ...

CAMBRIDGE, MASS. (WHDH) - A Harvard freshman has developed an app that identifies ticks with a single picture. Antonia Kolb created “Detick It,” which not only identifies the type of tick, but also ...

Ticks – the pests that every Canadian hopes to never run into. Believe it or not, there are over 40 different species of ...

When Allen, Nebraska resident Cathy Schroeder started feeling sick after a trip to upstate New York, she didn't realize a ...

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 ...

TOPEKA, Kan. (KCTV) - An exotic, invasive tick species has now been documented in Kansas. On Thursday, the Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) and Kansas Department of Agriculture (KDA) ...