People don’t think much about ticks until one turns up on their dog or their own skin. But these little things are more than a minor annoyance. Some types carry bacteria that can lead to infections in ...

Ticks are back in season, and Ohio has more of them than ever before. While these blood-sucking insects don't deliver painful bites, they can transmit diseases like Lyme disease, viruses, and other ...

The most common tick in our area is the blacklegged tick, also known as deer ticks. They’re extremely small from larvae stage through adulthood.

A new study from the Cary Institute found 10% of ticks sampled carried multiple pathogens, including those that cause Lyme ...

Ticks are parasites, meaning they live off of a host, and they feed on the blood of people and animals. Ticks find hosts by detecting breath and body odors, or by sensing body heat, moisture and ...

Scientists have discovered that a very common type of dog tick can spread Rocky Mountain spotted fever, a serious and often-fatal illness that reached historic highs in the United States last year.

I spent the first 13 years of my life living in East Weissport. To me it was a nature dream. Tar Run, a small stream that feeds the Phifer Ice Dams, coursed through my yard before emptying into the ...

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KJCT) - Spring and Summer are peak seasons for ticks. Tick bites are often harmless, but they can cause allergic reactions, and some ticks can pass on diseases that can be ...