Another consequence of Wyoming's abnormally warm winter is a much earlier tick season. Entomologist Mikenna Smith says not ...

The Asian longhorned tick, first discovered in the U.S. in 2017, reproduces rapidly and can carry several diseases. The tick population is highest in the Philadelphia area, where it was first found on ...

Ticks have evolved different techniques to survive winter. They stay deep down in the leaf litter close to the forest floor to limit exposure to the cold air. Snow may actually help them by adding ...

Got ticks? We sure hope not. Ticks suck blood and can transmit diseases to their hosts. They’re sneaky little critters that go “questing” — that’s the technical term — for cool, shady places to hide ...

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 ...