Whether you’re camping for the weekend, hiking local trails or barbecuing in your backyard, there’s one unwanted visitor you always need to watch out for: ticks. The tiny pests are easy to miss, and ...

Ticks—all species and types of ticks—are the worst. But good luck avoiding them—especially if you enjoy spending time in the outdoors. We are in the midst of one of the worst, and longest, tick ...

Long Star ticks are generally found in the West, but they've recently made the jump to the East Coast, too. (NIAID/) This story originally featured on Outdoor Life. Our love of the outdoors can bring ...

Two emerging tick species, including one that is known to cause a red meat allergy, are on the rise in Connecticut. Researchers at the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station recently released ...

The lone star tick, which is known for its aggressive nature and bites that can cause alpha-gal syndrome, or red meat allergy, as well as other dangerous viruses, is spreading across the United States ...

An invasive tick species in Connecticut has been found to carry the bacteria that can cause ehrlichiosis in humans, a discovery that has alarmed state biologists as the tick continues to increase its ...

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 ...

Various tick species inhabit diverse environments throughout New York, from forests to lawns. Protective measures include wearing long clothing, using repellant, and treating clothes with permethrin.

The Asian longhorned tick (ALHT) was detected during routine tick surveillance at Grand Mere State Park in Berrien County. The tick is not known to spread Lyme disease, but, based on lab studies, may ...

Despite decades of public health messaging about Lyme disease and other tick-borne illnesses, cases continue to rise, doubling nationwide since 2005 ...