Experts warn that tiny, active nymph ticks increase Lyme disease risk because they can be too small to detect.

The weather plays a major role in the number of ticks. "It really depends on the weather every year," Parker said. "If we ...

STEVENSVILLE, MI – State officials confirmed Michigan’s first detection of the Asian longhorned tick, an invasive pest which carries disease and presents a major risk to cattle.

It's officially summer, a time for barbecues, the beach—and protecting yourself against the teeny, tiny black-legged deer ...

Rattlesnakes, bison, spiders and ticks are among the deadliest animals in Kansas highlighted in an entry on the WorldAtlas ...

As it gets hotter day by day, the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development is reminding Michiganders to stay wary of ticks.

An invasive species of tick, which can be found in New York—including on Staten Island—has recently been identified by scientists in another state as the carrier of a dangerous bacterium.

As winters have grown shorter and milder, ticks have thrived. Tens of thousands of ticks can attach themselves to a single ...

"This year’s nymphal stage blacklegged tick season has started with a real bang," said Neeta Connally, a biology professor at ...