Biologist Grant Hokit went to a small meadow in the mountains outside Condon, Montana, to look for ticks. A hiking path ...

The black-legged tick, or deer tick, _Ixodes scapularis_, can transmit Lyme disease and other health hazards. U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention When you think about ticks, you might ...

We think of ticks as a summer nuisance, but in Pennsylvania, they’ve reshaped public health, earning the state an unwelcome title: the epicenter of Lyme disease. Have you ever heard something so often ...

Scientists are hoping to use genetic engineering to reduce the transmission of Lyme disease. The scientists' target is not ...

Manitoba research explores anaplasmosis transmission from ticks and, maybe, flies, as well as laying hopeful groundwork for a better test to detect infection in cattle.

Many online sources claim that certain plants are natural tick repellents. But will growing them in your backyard really keep ticks away? Here's what we know.

(WGHP) — Tick season lasts from early spring through fall, and ticks can have dire consequences if they aren’t found. It can happen to even the most experienced outdoorsmen like Piedmont Land ...